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Bronchodilator

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs

Word Usage

"Tomeet the complex medical needs of the infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, we have a program to manage supplemental oxygen and bronchodilator/diuretic therapy."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

medication medicinal drug medicament medicine

Hyponym

atrovent slo-bid theobid theophylline ephedrine

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