bronchodilator
- noun
- /ˌbrɔŋkəˈdaɪlətər/
- Specialized
- In situations such as an acute asthma attack, delivering high-dose bronchodilators is an important part of emergency care.
- bronchodilator response
- bronchodilator in asthma
- bronchodilator reversibility
Examples
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The subjects included in the study were also treated with conventional bronchodilators as deemed necessary.
Academic text (2007) -
Preschool viral wheeze is a transient condition and is treated by inhaled bronchodilators as required.
Academic text (2003) -
If a child were admitted, parents were instructed to continue to record symptoms and bronchodilator usage.
Academic text (2003) -
Antibiotics and bronchodilators are often given, although their effect is thought to be limited.
Academic text (1992) -
Half of them did not get drug therapy, while the other half used antipyretics and bronchodilators.
Academic text (2007) -
Clenbuterol is a decongestant and bronchodilator that makes breathing easier and helps build muscle mass.
Blog text (14) -
The use of steroids in combination with bronchodilators in asthma is an accepted form of treatment.
Academic text (2007) -
Thus, the use of bronchodilators in COPD, such as tiotropium, may reduce the need for ICS prescription.
Academic text (2017) -
A 9-year-old girl with a history suggestive of asthma undergoes a bronchodilator reversibility test using a peak flow meter in the surgery.
Academic text (2012) -
During an asthma attack, the doctor prescribed a bronchodilator to help the patient breathe more easily.
Synonyms
A medicine that opens the small tubes in the lungs to help you breathe, often used for asthma
A medicine that opens the airways to make breathing easier in asthma and bronchitis
Antonyms
- Specialized
A substance that makes the small air tubes in the lungs narrower and breathing harder
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bronchodilator comes from the parts broncho- meaning 'airway' and dilate meaning 'to make wider'. So a bronchodilator is a medicine that 'widens' the small tubes in the lungs to make breathing easier.