单词 | nebulization |
释义 | nebulizationn. 1. Chiefly Medicine. The conversion of a liquid into a fine mist or spray, esp. for inhalation therapy. Also: inhalation therapy using this technique; medical treatment using a nebulizer. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of spraying > [noun] > conversion or reduction into spray or mist pulverization1861 atomization1865 nebulization1868 nebulizing1874 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments using water > [noun] > treatment by bathing, sprinkling, or fomenting fomenta1398 fomentationa1400 embrocation1543 irrigation1617 pump-bathing1744 dry pumping1840 nebulization1968 perifusion1969 1868 J. B. Biddle Materia Medica (ed. 3) 39 Within the last few years, liquids have been introduced into the air-passages, for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory organs, in the form of a fine spray. This mode of application, termed the pulverization, nebulization, or atomization of fluids, has proved very valuable. 1906 Index-Catal. Libr. Surgeon-General's Office, U.S. Army 2nd Ser. XI. 366/1 (heading) Nebulizers and nebulization. 1949 Dis. Chest 16 410 The technique designed..by us is based on nebulization of the surface anesthetic solution. 1968 Jrnl. Asthma Res. 5 253 Each child was subjected to 15 minutes of nebulization, three times daily. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxviii. 301 Nebulization four to six times daily may help to liquefy mucoid material collecting in the trachea. 2001 Prog. Respiratory Res. 31 21/2 During nebulization, the vast majority of droplets is too large. 2. gen. The transformation of something into a nebulous state; an instance of this. Also: an ill-defined or indeterminate thing. ΚΠ 1929 S. Leslie Anglo-Catholic xvi. 230 A comet is the nebulisation of an Angel. 1991 Time Out 13 Mar. 5/2 Saddam Hussein has announced that, despite the loss of Kuwait, 100,000 Iraqi deaths, and the total nebulisation of Baghdad, he has won the war. 1997 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 26 Oct. (Lifestyles section) e8 While ‘American Canvas’ is livelier than most government documents, it is..stacked with unhelpful nebulizations: ‘Foster partnerships... Bring the creative process to civic affairs’ [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868 |
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