vaporizer

vaporizer
1. An apparatus for reducing medicated liquids to a state of vapor suitable for inhalation or application to accessible mucous membranes. SEE ALSO: nebulizer, atomizer. 2. A device for volatizing liquid anesthetics.
- flow-over v. a device for vaporization of a liquid anesthetic by causing gases to pass over the anesthetic or over material saturated with the anesthetic.
- temperature-compensated v. a v. of liquid anesthetics with graduated settings calibrated to deliver a known constant concentration of a specific anesthetic despite changes in inflow volume and despite cooling brought about by vaporization.

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va·por·iz·er also Brit va·por·is·er -.rī-zər n one that vaporizes: as
a) ATOMIZER
b) a device for converting water or a medicated liquid into a vapor for inhalation

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n.
a piece of equipment for producing an extremely fine mist of liquid droplets by forcing a jet of liquid through a narrow nozzle with a jet of air. Vaporizers are used to produce aerosols of various medications for use in inhalation therapy.

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va·por·iz·er (va″por-īzґər) a device for producing an aerosol or mist, as from a solution containing a medication to ease breathing. Cf. nebulizer.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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