What does "ipratropium" mean?

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.

How do you pronounce "ipratropium"?

Pronounced //ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm//.

Ipratropium

//ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm// noun

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Noun

1
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. uncountable

Etymology

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

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