albuterol

albuterol
/al byooh"teuh rawl', -rol'/, n. Pharm.
a selective sympathomimetic bronchodilator, C13H21NO3, inhaled to relax bronchial muscles and ease breathing during an asthma attack.
[appar. coined from components of the chemical name]

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