bronchodilator

Other forms: bronchodilators

Definitions of bronchodilator

1. noun

   a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
   types:

   Proventil, Ventolin, albuterol

   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

   type of:

   medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

   (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease