inhaloida

Inhaloida is a Finnish verb meaning to inhale, i.e., to draw air or another substance into the lungs. It covers breathing in ordinary air as well as inhaling smoke, vapors, or aerosolized medications. In medical contexts, the verb describes taking a medication via an inhaler or nebulizer as part of inhalation therapy.

The word is formed with the common Finnish -oida infinitive suffix, making it a regular -oida verb. It follows standard Finnish verb conjugation patterns and can be used with various subjects and objects. In everyday language, it can describe both the general act of breathing in and the more specific inhalation of substances.

Related terms include inhalaatio, the noun for an inhalation, and inhalaattori, the device used to deliver inhaled medication. The compound inhalaatiohoito refers to inhalation therapy. The vocabulary around inhaling spans medicine, physiology, and everyday speech, reflecting the common human act of drawing air or substances into the lungs.