bronchodilator (redirected from bronchodilation)

bron·cho·di·la·tor  (brngk-d-ltr, -d-, -dl-)

n.

A drug that widens the air passages of the lungs and eases breathing by relaxing bronchial smooth muscle.

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bronchodilator [ˈbrɒŋkəʊdaɪˌleɪtə]

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) any drug or other agent that causes dilation of the bronchial tubes by relaxing bronchial muscle: used, esp in the form of aerosol sprays, for the relief of asthma

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bronchodilator  (brngk-d-ltr, -dl-)

A drug that widens the air passages of the lungs and eases breathing by relaxing bronchial smooth muscle.

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bronchodilator - a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs 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) medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease 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