°(medicine) A device used to administer a
medicine into the
lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine
spray of
aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth. The conversion of liquid medicine is characterized to be performed by means of
oxygen or
compressed air or
ultrasonic vibration, which differ from the aerosolizing means used by related devices such as
inhalers and
vaporizers.