theophylline

the·oph·yl·line

 (thē-ŏf′ə-lĭn)

n.

A colorless crystalline alkaloid, C₇H₈N₄O₂, derived from tea leaves or made synthetically, used as a bronchodilator primarily to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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[New Latin thea, the tea plant (ultimately from Dutch thee); see tea + phyll(o)- + -ine.]

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theophylline

(ˌθɪəˈfɪliːn; -ɪn; θɪˈɒfɪlɪn)

n

(Pharmacology) a white crystalline slightly water-soluble alkaloid that is an isomer of theobromine: it occurs in plants, such as tea, and is used to treat asthma. Formula: C7H8N4O2. See also xanthine²

[C19: from theo(bromine) + phyllo- + -ine²]

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the•o•phyl•line

(ˌθi əˈfɪl in, -ɪn)

n.

a crystalline alkaloid, C₇H₈N₄O₂, an isomer of theobromine extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically, used in medicine chiefly to relieve bronchial spasms.

[1890–95; theo-, comb. form representing New Latin thea tea + -phyll + -ine²]

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1.

theophylline - a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid bronchodilator - a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs

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theophylline

n teofilina

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