Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A medication or treatment that decreases congestion, as of the sinuses.
- adjective Capable of relieving congestion.
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- noun A
drug thatrelieves congestion , e.g.pseudoephedrine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
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Examples
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Alminova was seventh in the 1500 at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar but it was there that she was tested and her blood contained pseudoephedrine, a decongestant which is also a stimulant.
Runner's World Racing News Peter Gambaccini 2010
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I tell her that long warm showers or a humidifier can sometimes make breathing a little easier and help to clear out her sinuses and that she can take a decongestant if the runny nose is really bothering her, but to be careful because many of those medicines can make you drowsy.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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Doctors treat E. coli by focusing on the symptoms: giving patients a decongestant, an antihistamine and a fever medicine, among other options.
Infections Often Tied to Food Timothy W. Martin 2011
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Most of the drugs targeted by the latest action are pills using untested combinations of decongestant and cough-suppressing ingredients.
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I too am prescribed as freely as any decongestant.
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She prescribed antibiotics and gave me samples of an antihistamine and decongestant in case it was allergies.
Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011
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Cashing a check, getting on an airplane, and buying a nasal decongestant are not similarly enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
Katie O'Connor: Lions and Tigers and Fraud, Oh My! Secretary of State Kris Kobach Is at It Again Katie O'Connor 2011
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She prescribed antibiotics and gave me samples of an antihistamine and decongestant in case it was allergies.
Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011
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I tell her that long warm showers or a humidifier can sometimes make breathing a little easier and help to clear out her sinuses and that she can take a decongestant if the runny nose is really bothering her, but to be careful because many of those medicines can make you drowsy.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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Cashing a check, getting on an airplane, and buying a nasal decongestant are not similarly enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
Katie O'Connor: Lions and Tigers and Fraud, Oh My! Secretary of State Kris Kobach Is at It Again Katie O'Connor 2011
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