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theophylline

DEFINITIONS OF: theophylline

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n a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator

Synonyms:
Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid
Type of:
bronchodilator
a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
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