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albuterol

[ al-byoo-tuh-rawl, -rol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a selective sympathomimetic bronchodilator, C 13 H 21 NO 3 , inhaled to relax bronchial muscles and ease breathing during an asthma attack.

albuterol

/ ăl-byo̅o̅′tə-rôl′,-rōl′ /

  1. An adrenergic stimulant used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and other obstructive lung diseases.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of albuterol1

Apparently coined from components of the chemical name

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Example Sentences

Albuterol inhalers come mass-produced from a factory, and yet asthmatics still prefer them to wheezing uncontrollably.

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