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ipratropium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

(uncountable) 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.

Deriveds

ipratropium bromide

Translations (2)

es ipratropio (anticholinergic drug) · pt ipratrópio (anticholinergic drug)