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ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa
Synonyms:
antiprotozoal; antiprotozoal drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("antiprotozoal drug" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiprotozoal drug"):
antimalarial; antimalarial drug (a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria)
Flagyl; metronidazole (antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis)
