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AMINOPHYLLINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aminophylline mean?
• AMINOPHYLLINE (noun)
The noun AMINOPHYLLINE has 1 sense:
1. a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis
Familiarity information: AMINOPHYLLINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("aminophylline" 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
Aminophylline also acts as a CNS stimulant and exerts a positive chronotropic and inotropic effect on the heart.
(Aminophylline, NCI Thesaurus)
Aminophylline relaxes smooth muscles, particularly bronchial muscles.
(Aminophylline, NCI Thesaurus)
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