Definitions for "Bronchodilators"
Medications used to relax the muscle bands that tighten around the airways during an asthma episode. Bronchodilators also help clear mucus from the lungs.
(Also called 'relievers'.) These are a group of drugs that relax the smooth muscle in the airway walls and hence widen (dilate) the airways. Used to relieve the symptoms of an asthma attack.
Drugs that cause expansion of vital airways in the lungs, allowing for improved respiration.