支气管扩张剂:一种用于放松并扩张支气管平滑肌、打开气道的药物,常用于缓解或预防哮喘、慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)等引起的喘鸣、气促与胸闷。(也可泛指“使支气管扩张的物质/因素”。)
/ˌbrɒŋkoʊdaɪˈleɪtər/
The doctor prescribed a bronchodilator to relieve my wheezing.
医生给我开了支气管扩张剂来缓解我的喘鸣。
After a cold triggered his asthma, he used a fast-acting bronchodilator, but the tightness in his chest returned later that night.
感冒诱发了他的哮喘后,他使用了速效支气管扩张剂,但那天夜里胸口发紧又回来了。
该词由 **broncho-**(与“支气管”有关,源自希腊语 bronkhia)+ dilator(“扩张者/扩张器”,与拉丁语 dilatare “扩展、放大”相关)组成,字面意思就是“使支气管扩张的东西”,医学语境中主要指药物。