Albuterol Definition

ăl-byo͝otə-rôl
noun
A white, crystalline powder, C13H21NO3, used as an inhaled bronchodilator in treating bronchospasms caused by asthma, emphysema, etc.: also used in syrup or tablet form (albuterol sulfate, (C13H21NO3)2H2SO4)
Webster's New World
A beta-adrenergic drug, C13 H21 NO3 , used in the form of its sulfate as a bronchodilator primarily to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American Heritage Medicine

(pharmacology) A drug used to prevent and control bronchial airway obstruction in asthma and COPD.

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Origin of Albuterol

  • al(pha) blend of but(yl) -terol (ultimately shortening of (ar)terenol norepinephrine hydrochloride, originally a trademark)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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