terbutaline

[ter-byoot-l-een]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist substance, C 12 H 19 NO 3 , used in the treatment of asthma.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terbutaline¹

ter- + but(yl) + -al ³ + -ine ²

Example Sentences

“The presence of Terbutaline was found in the player’s biological samples. The drug was taken to calm a bronchospasm issue, in October 2022, when the footballer was registered for Sevilla FC.”

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Mercy Kibarus was banned for eight years after testing positive for the steroid norandrosterone, Kenneth Kipkemoi was banned for two years after testing positive for the drug terbutaline, and Patrick Siele was suspended for “evading, refusing or failing to submit to sample collection.”

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Low points A positive test for the asthma drug terbutaline in 2016 due to an admin error by his team, who did not fill out a TUE form even though Yates had declared the drug.

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In his absence, the doctor ordered the nurses to give me a shot of terbutaline, a medication that can delay preterm labour for up to 48 hours.

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Conversation was cut short when another nurse came in and told me that my monitor had showed slight “disturbances”, and gave me another shot of terbutaline.

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