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BRONCHODILATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bronchodilator" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bronchodilator"):
albuterol; Proventil; Ventolin (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)
aminophylline (a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis)
Atrovent; ipratropium bromide (an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent))
Alupent; metaproterenol (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)
Elixophyllin; Slo-Bid; Theobid; theophylline (a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator)
ephedrine (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)
Context examples:
A short-acting sympathomimetic agent with bronchodilator activity.
(Fenoterol, NCI Thesaurus)
Fenoterol BromideThe hydrobromide salt of fenoterol, a short-acting sympathomimetic agent with bronchodilator activity.
(Fenoterol Hydrobromide, NCI Thesaurus)
Bronchodilators are inhaled and are used to treat breathing disorders, such as asthma or emphysema.
(Bronchodilator, NCI Dictionary)
A diester sympathomimetic amine with bronchodilator activity.
(Bitolterol, NCI Thesaurus)
The tartrate salt of arformoterol, the (R,R)-enantiomer of formoterol and a long-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist with bronchodilator activity.
(Arformoterol Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A long-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist and isomer of formoterol with bronchodilator activity.
(Arformoterol, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of clorprenaline, a beta-2 adrenergic agonist with bronchodilator activity.
(Clorprenaline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The mesylate salt of bitolterol, a diester sympathomimetic amine with bronchodilator activity.
(Bitolterol Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)
A beta-2 -adrenergic agonist with bronchodilator activity.
(Dioxifedrine, NCI Thesaurus)
Dyphilline exerts bronchodilator effects and to a lesser extent vasodilator and diuretic properties.
(Dyphylline, NCI Thesaurus)
