English > bronchodilator: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs. |
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| Narrower | albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil | A bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions |
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| aminophylline | A theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis |
| ephedrine | white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically |
| ipratropium bromide, Atrovent | An inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent) |
| metaproterenol, Alupent | A bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions |
| theophylline, Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid | A colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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| Spanish | broncodilatador |
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| Catalan | broncodilatador |
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