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DECONGESTANT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that decreases pulmonary congestion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("decongestant" 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 "decongestant"):

nasal decongestant (a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Any of the commercial combination preparations, by Novartis, containing a combination of any of the following agents: the analgesic antipyretic acetaminophen, an antihistamine (chlorpheniramine maleate or brompheniramine maleate), the expectorant guaifenesin, the antitussive dextromethorphan maleate and/or the decongestant pseudoephedrine hydrochloride.

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