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bronchodilator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug

Narrower terms: albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil, aminophylline, ipratropium bromide, Atrovent, metaproterenol, Alupent, theophylline, Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid, ephedrine

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- English dilate English -or English dilator English bronchodilator From broncho- + dilator.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 支氣管擴張藥 /支气管扩张药 (zhīqìguǎn kuòzhāngyào) — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Czech: bronchodilatátor — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Czech: bronchodilatancium — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Dutch: bronchusverwijder — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Finnish: bronkodilaattori — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Finnish: bronkodilataattori — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • French: bronchodilatateur — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Galician: broncodilatador — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Hungarian: hörgőtágító — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Irish: broncaileathóir — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Italian: broncodilatatore — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Portuguese: broncodilatador — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Spanish: broncodilatador — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • Turkish: bronkodilatör — drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
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