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inhalation

[in-huh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɪn həˈleɪ ʃən /




NOUN
drag
Synonyms
NOUN
respiration
Synonyms




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Six firefighters were taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Residents of Stourbridge were evacuated and some were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire there spread Thursday, the UK's hottest day of the year so far.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Standard procedure mandates that anyone suspected of smoke inhalation receives a bronchoscopic examination of their airways.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

And they get into our bodies through both ingestion and inhalation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The first inhalation felt like a lungful of razors.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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