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smoke inhalation

noun

Definition of smoke inhalation

: a serious injury caused by breathing a lot of smoke
  • Several survivors of the fire are suffering from smoke inhalation.

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smoke play

  1. : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon

  2. : a suspension of particles in a gas

  3. : a mass or column of smoke

  1. : to emit or exhale smoke

  2. : to emit excessive smoke

  3. : to undergo punishment : suffer

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inhalation play

  1. : the act or an instance of inhaling

  2. : material (such as medication) to be taken in by inhaling

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