inhal

Inhal is not a standard standalone term in modern English. It is primarily seen as a stem in related words that express the act of drawing air into the lungs, such as inhale, inhalation, and inhaler. Because inhal is not a complete word on its own, references to it typically appear in discussions of word formation or as an abbreviated form in certain contexts.

Etymology: The root inhal- derives from the Latin inhalare, combining in- meaning “into” with halare meaning “to breathe.”

Usage: In medical and pharmacological writing, the noun inhalation refers to the process of breathing air or aerosolized medication into the lungs; an inhaler is a device that delivers such medication by inhalation. The form inhal (without further affixes) is rarely used as a stand-alone term in formal prose; if encountered in clinical notes, it is often an abbreviation (inhal. or inhl) and should be expanded to avoid ambiguity.

Other uses: In non-English languages, or in brand names and proper nouns, forms like Inhal may occur but do not represent an established term with a single definition in English-language reference works. There is no widely recognized place, organization, or person known by the name Inhal in major encyclopedias.

See also: Inhale; Inhalation; Inhaler.