ipratropium

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US/ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/

noun

An anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and as a nasal spray in the treatment of runny nose associated with rhinitis.

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Meanings

nounipratropium (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and as a nasal spray in the treatment of runny nose associated with rhinitis.

Origin

From i(so)pr(opyl) + atrop(ine) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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Translations

Portuguese ipratrópio
  • ipratrópioanticholinergic drug
Spanish ipratropio
  • ipratropioanticholinergic drug
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APA

ipratropium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipratropium

MLA

“ipratropium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipratropium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ipratropium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipratropium.

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