dry powder inhaler

== English == === Noun === dry powder inhaler (plural dry powder inhalers) (medicine) A device with a canister holding a medicine in a dry powder form, ready to be sucked or sprayed out as aerosols, with the purpose of being inhaled by a patient into the lungs, commonly used for the treatment of asthma and other types of respiratory diseases. ==== Synonyms ==== DPI ==== See also ==== metered-dose inhaler