albuterol

American  

[al-byoo-tuh-rawl, -rol] / ælˈbyu təˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a selective sympathomimetic bronchodilator, C 13 H 21 NO 3 , inhaled to relax bronchial muscles and ease breathing during an asthma attack.

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albuterol Scientific  

/ ăl-byo̅o̅′tə-rôl′,-rōl′ /

1. An adrenergic stimulant used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and other obstructive lung diseases.

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Etymology

Origin of albuterol

Apparently coined from components of the chemical name

Example Sentences

She uses an albuterol inhaler for tiring tasks such as climbing stairs.

From Seattle Times

Usually, the children respond to increasingly aggressive treatments with albuterol and steroids.

From Salon

Their nebulizer treatments became more frequent while they lived there, and Catherine herself was prescribed an albuterol inhaler and diagnosed with asthma.

From Seattle Times

Akorn made roughly 100 medications, including cylinders of albuterol that children’s hospitals had relied on to ease their breathing difficulties.

From New York Times

The abrupt closure of Akorn Pharmaceuticals last month has been linked to the worsening of an albuterol shortage.

From New York Times