bronchodilator

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noun

Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs

OriginEnglish dilator ← Middle English dilaten ← Old French dilater →
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Meanings

nounbronchodilator (plural bronchodilators)

plural bronchodilators

  1. medicineAny drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρόγχος (brónkhos)
  2. Englishbroncho-
  3. Latindīlātō
  4. Old Frenchdilater
  5. Middle Englishdilaten
  6. Englishdilate
  7. Englishdilator
  8. Englishbronchodilator

From broncho- + dilator.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 支氣管擴張藥 /支气管扩张药
  • 支氣管擴張藥 /支气管扩张药 (zhīqìguǎn kuòzhāngyào)drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Czech bronchodilatátor, bronchodilatancium
  • bronchodilatátordrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • bronchodilatanciumdrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Dutch bronchusverwijder
  • bronchusverwijderdrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Finnish bronkodilaattori, bronkodilataattori
  • bronkodilaattoridrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
  • bronkodilataattoridrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
French bronchodilatateur
  • bronchodilatateurdrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Hungarian hörgőtágító
  • hörgőtágítódrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Irish broncaileathóir
  • broncaileathóirdrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Italian broncodilatatore
  • broncodilatatoredrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Polish lek rozszerzający oskrzela
  • lek rozszerzający oskrzeladrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Portuguese broncodilatador
  • broncodilatadordrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Spanish broncodilatador
  • broncodilatadordrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Turkish bronkodilatör
  • bronkodilatördrug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages
Cite this entry
APA

bronchodilator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchodilator

MLA

“bronchodilator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchodilator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronchodilator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchodilator.

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