dry powder inhaler

English

Noun

dry powder inhaler (plural dry powder inhalers)

1. (medicine) A device with a canister holding a medicine in a dry powder form, ready to be sucked or sprayed out as aerosols, with the purpose of being inhaled by a patient into the lungs, commonly used for the treatment of asthma and other types of respiratory diseases.

Synonyms

• DPI

See also

• metered-dose inhaler