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 

• ALBUTEROL (noun)

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)