Dispersion in air of a liquid material or a solution in the form of a fine mist, usually for therapeutic purposes, especially to the respiratory passages.
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aero·sol·iza·tion .ar-ə-.säl-ə-'zā-shən, .er-, -.sȯl- n dispersal (as of a medicine) in the form of an aerosol <\aerosolization of penicillin>
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aero·sol·i·za·tion (ār″o-sol″ĭ-zaґshən) conversion into an aerosol. See also nebulization.Medical dictionary. 2011.