Editing Nebulizer (section)

{{Short description|Drug delivery device}}
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In [[medicine]], a '''nebulizer''' ([[American English]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/nebulizer|author=Medical Dictionary|title=Nebulizer |access-date=2010-11-01}}</ref> or '''nebuliser''' ([[English language|English]])<ref>British Spelling of Nebulizer {{cite web|url=http://science.thomsonreuters.com/support/patents/dwpiref/reftools/usukdict/|author=Medical Dictionary|title=Definition|access-date=2010-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701194305/http://science.thomsonreuters.com/support/patents/dwpiref/reftools/usukdict/|archive-date=2010-07-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[drug delivery device]] used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are commonly used for the treatment of [[asthma]], [[cystic fibrosis]], [[COPD]] and other [[respiratory disease]]s or disorders. They use [[oxygen]], [[compressed air]] or [[ultrasonics|ultrasonic]] power to break up solutions and suspensions into small [[aerosol]] droplets that are inhaled from the mouthpiece of the device. An aerosol is a mixture of gas and solid or liquid particles.