ALUPENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alupent mean? 

• ALUPENT (noun)
  The noun ALUPENT has 1 sense:

1. a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness

  Familiarity information: ALUPENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALUPENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Alupent; metaproterenol

Hypernyms ("Alupent" is a kind of...):

bronchodilator (a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)