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ALBUTEROL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does albuterol mean?
• ALBUTEROL (noun)
The noun ALBUTEROL has 1 sense:
1. a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
Familiarity information: ALBUTEROL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
albuterol; Proventil; Ventolin
Hypernyms ("albuterol" is a kind of...):
bronchodilator (a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs)
Context examples
To a lesser extent albuterol stimulates beta1-adrenergic receptors, thereby increasing the force and rate of myocardial contraction.
(Albuterol Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
A combination of albuterol and ipratropium with a bronchodilatory effect.
(Ipratropium/Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)
The tartrate salt form of levalbuterol, the R-enantiomer of the short-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist albuterol, with bronchodilator activity.
(Levalbuterol Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A racemic mixture of the r-isomer levalbuterol and s-albuterol, a short-acting sympathomimetic agent with bronchodilator activity.
(Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)
Albuterol stimulates beta2-adrenergic receptors in the lungs, thereby activating the enzyme adenylate cyclase that catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
(Albuterol Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
Albuterol stimulates beta-2 adrenergic receptors in the lungs, thereby activating the enzyme adenylate cyclase that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
(Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)
Albuterol stimulates beta-2 adrenergic receptors in the lungs, thereby activating the enzyme adenylate cyclase that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'- adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
(Ipratropium/Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)
The sulfate salt of the short-acting sympathomimetic agent albuterol, a 1:1 racemic mixture of (R)-albuterol and (S)-albuterol with bronchodilator activity.
(Albuterol Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
Albuterol although to a lesser extent, also stimulates beta-1 adrenergic receptors, thereby increasing the force and rate of myocardial contraction.
(Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)
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