bronchodilator
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1. a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | albuterol, proventil, ventolin, |
| definition | : | a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | aminophylline, |
| definition | : | a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | alupent, metaproterenol, |
| definition | : | a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | elixophyllin, slo-bid, theobid, theophylline, |
| definition | : | a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ephedrine, |
| definition | : | white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma (noun.substance) |
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