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# inhalation

noun (inhalation, an inhalation)

«inhalation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Breathing air, smoke or medicine into your lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#m1)
2. A medicine or steam you breathe in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on breathing: inhalation (breathing in) and exhalation (breathing out); the diaphragm moves down when you inhale. In health and safety: smoke inhalation is the main danger in fires, and asthma inhalers deliver medicine by inhalation. Phrases: smoke inhalation, deep inhalation.

### Examples

- Inhalation fills your lungs with air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#x1)
- Smoke inhalation is very dangerous in a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#x2)
- Asthma medicine is taken by inhalation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#x3)
- Take a deep inhalation and hold it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#x4)
- During inhalation, your chest gets bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#x5)
- Steam inhalation can help a blocked nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/#x6)

### Note

Verb: inhale; device: inhaler. Opposite: exhalation (breathing out). Safety: in a fire, stay low under the smoke because smoke inhalation can kill.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inhalation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhalation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inhalation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inhalation.html) on Mova free.