bronchodilator
noun
bron·cho·di·la·tor
ˌbräŋ-(ˌ)kō-dī-ˈlā-tər 
-ˈdī-ˌlā-
: a drug that relaxes bronchial muscle resulting in expansion of the bronchial air passages
bronchodilator
adjective
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The medication works as both a bronchodilator and an anti-inflammatory to ease breathing while also helping clear mucus from the lungs.
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2024
When Thompson went to the doctor in mid-June with a cough, the doctor noted effects from breathing in chemicals on her discharge papers and prescribed her Albuterol, a bronchodilator pump.
—Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
For decades, standard COPD medications have included options such as inhaled bronchodilators to relax muscles around the airways, steroids to reduce airway inflammation, and anticholinergics to encourage clearing of mucus from the lungs.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2024
Both asthma and chronic bronchitis can be treated with inhalers that contain bronchodilators that open up the airway.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 5 Apr. 2023
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2024
When Thompson went to the doctor in mid-June with a cough, the doctor noted effects from breathing in chemicals on her discharge papers and prescribed her Albuterol, a bronchodilator pump.
—Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
For decades, standard COPD medications have included options such as inhaled bronchodilators to relax muscles around the airways, steroids to reduce airway inflammation, and anticholinergics to encourage clearing of mucus from the lungs.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2024
Both asthma and chronic bronchitis can be treated with inhalers that contain bronchodilators that open up the airway.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 5 Apr. 2023
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bronchodilator
1 of 2 adjective
bron·cho·di·la·tor
-dī-ˈlāt-ər
-ˈdī-ˌlāt-
-ˈdī-ˌlāt-
variants
also bronchodilatory
: relating to or causing expansion of the bronchial air passages
bronchodilator activity
bronchodilator drugs
bronchodilator
2 of 2 noun
: a drug that relaxes bronchial muscle resulting in expansion of the bronchial air passages
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