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Proventil

Proventil

1 5.6
A medicine in an inhaler that helps you breathe during asthma or other lung problems
  • noun
  • /ˈproʊvənˌtɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Proventil
  • When I have an asthma attack, I reach for my Proventil inhaler immediately.

Goes under the brand names of Ventolin or Proventil.

Examples

  • Using Proventil regularly has significantly improved my breathing during exercise.

  • Finally, after scattering clothes everywhere, I found my Proventil.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • My doctor prescribed Proventil to help manage my asthma symptoms.

Synonyms

albuterol
vsProventil
  • Specialized
7 3.5

A medicine that opens the small tubes in the lungs to help you breathe, often used for asthma

is the trademarked brand form rather than the generic name
Ventolin
vsProventil
1 4.4

A medicine you breathe in that quickly opens your airways during asthma attacks

is a different trademarked name for the identical medicine

Surface Forms

Proventil singular
Proventils plural

Etymology

Proventil is a brand name for the asthma medicine albuterol and can be remembered as built from pro- ('for') and ventil (like in ventilate, 'to move air'). So, Proventil helps 'move air' and open the lungs, which is why people use it to ease breathing problems.