Home › Words › I › ipratropiumipratropium/ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/ipratropium means 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.ipratropium is pronounced /ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/.EtymologyFrom i(so)pr(opyl) + atrop(ine) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).nounAn 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.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tiotropium 71% match — An anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide C₁₉H₂₂NO₄S₂Br·H₂O as a bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. vs ipratropium →navafenterol 59% match — A muscarinic receptor antagonist used to treat pulmonary disease vs ipratropium →antimuscarinic 58% match — That disrupts the action of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, and/or of muscarine itself, in the nervous system. vs ipratropium →amprotropine 57% match — The antispasmodic [3-(diethylamino)-2,2-dimethylpropyl] 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoate normally administered as the phosphate vs ipratropium →andolast 57% match — A bronchodilator drug. vs ipratropium →levosalbutamol 57% match — A bronchodilator used to treat asthma and COPD. vs ipratropium →isoprenaline 57% match — A sympathomimetic beta-adrenergic agonist medication, structurally similar to epinephrine and mainly used for the relief of bronchial asthma and pulmonary emphysema. vs ipratropium →aclidinium 57% match — A particular muscarinic antagonist, administered in the bromide form. vs ipratropium →