albuterol

[ al-byoo-tuh-rawl, -rol ]

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.

albuterol

/ ăl-byo̅o̅′tə-rôl′,-rōl′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of albuterol¹

Apparently coined from components of the chemical name

Example Sentences

With my kids, they had to have albuterol and ipratropium nebulizer treatments around the clock, every four hours for three weeks.

From ProPublica

Albuterol inhalers come mass-produced from a factory, and yet asthmatics still prefer them to wheezing uncontrollably.

From The Daily Beast