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  2. Correction tape - Wikipedia

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    Correction tape. Correction tape is an alternative to correction fluid used to correct mistakes during typing, or, in some forms, handwriting. One side of the tape, which is placed against the area to cover, is coated in a white, opaque masking material. Pressure applied to the other side of the tape transfers this material to the paper.

  3. Metered-dose inhaler - Wikipedia

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    Metered-dose Inhaler. A metered-dose inhaler ( MDI) is a device that delivers a specific amount of medication to the lungs in the form of a short burst of aerosolized medicine that is usually self-administered by the patient via inhalation. It is the most commonly used delivery system for treating asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

  4. Dry-powder inhaler - Wikipedia

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    Three types of dry powder inhalers: Turbuhaler, Accuhaler and Ellipta devices. A dry-powder inhaler ( DPI) is a device that delivers medication to the lungs in the form of a dry powder. DPIs are commonly used to treat respiratory diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and COPD although DPIs (such as Inhalable insulin) have also been ...

  5. Inhalant - Wikipedia

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    Inhaler or puffer, a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs (often used in the treatment of asthma) Khaliq v HM Advocate, a Scottish criminal case in which the court ruled that it is an offense to supply materials that were used for sniffing

  6. Correction fluid - Wikipedia

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    A correction fluid is an opaque, usually white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be handwritten or handdrawn upon. Once dried, it can be handwritten or handdrawn upon. It is typically packaged in small bottles, with lids attached to brushes (or triangular pieces of foam) that dip into the fluid.

  7. Methoxyflurane - Wikipedia

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    Methoxyflurane, sold under the brand name Penthrox among others, is an inhaled medication primarily used to reduce pain following trauma. [ 5][ 6] It may also be used for short episodes of pain as a result of medical procedures. [ 4] Onset of pain relief is rapid and of a short duration. [ 4] Use is only recommended with direct medical supervision.

  8. Inhaler spacer - Wikipedia

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    Inhaler spacer. A spacer is a device used to increase the ease of giving aerosolized medication from a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). It adds space in the form of a tube or "chamber" between the mouth and canister of medication. Most spacers have a one-way valve that allows the person to inhale the medication while inhaling and exhaling normally ...

  9. Tape correction (surveying) - Wikipedia

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    The tape will pulled less than its standard length when a tension less than the standard tension is applied, making the tape too long. A tape stretches in an elastic manner until it reaches its elastic limit, when it will deform permanently and ruin the tape. The correction due to tension is given by: