pentamidine

English

Etymology

From pent- +‎ -amidine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/

Noun

pentamidine (countable and uncountable, plural pentamidines)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

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