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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of albuterol¹

Apparently coined from components of the chemical name

Example Sentences

She uses an albuterol inhaler for tiring tasks such as climbing stairs.

From Seattle Times

Usually, the children respond to increasingly aggressive treatments with albuterol and steroids.

From Salon

Their nebulizer treatments became more frequent while they lived there, and Catherine herself was prescribed an albuterol inhaler and diagnosed with asthma.

From Seattle Times

Akorn made roughly 100 medications, including cylinders of albuterol that children’s hospitals had relied on to ease their breathing difficulties.

From New York Times

Among the drugs difficult to obtain are Adderall for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; albuterol, which can ease asthma attacks; and a myriad of essential cancer medicines, including those for children.

From Los Angeles Times