Definition of Chloroquine

1. Noun. An antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Generic synonyms: Antimalarial, Antimalarial Drug

Definition of Chloroquine

1. Noun. Category:en:DrugsA 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C18H26ClN3 ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chloroquine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Chloroquine

1. Antimalarial drug that has the interesting property of increasing the intralysosomal pH when added to intact cells in culture. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chloroquine

chloroprenes
chloroprocaine
chloroprocaine hydrochloride
chloroprocaine penicillin O
chloropropamide
chloropropane
chloropropene
chloropropyl
chloropsia
chloropyramine
chloropyrazine
chloropyridine
chloropyridines
chloropyridyl
chloropyromorphite
chloroquine
chloroquines
chloroquinoline
chloroquinolinols
chloroses
chlorosilyl
chlorosis
chlorosity
chlorosomal
chlorosome
chlorosomes
chlorostannate
chlorostannates
chlorosugar
chlorosulfite

Literary usage of Chloroquine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Plasmodium falciparum in Owl Monkeys: Drug Resistance and Chloroquine Binding Capacity Abstract Erythrocytes infected with chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Both chloroquine and primaquine have been tested, in vitro, in the CoQ- deficient ... An amount of 25 m/imol of chloroquine alone, without added ..."

3. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Children should avoid travel to areas with chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum ... Chloroquine phosphate is manufactured in the United States in tablet form ..."

4. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Young children should avoid travel to areas with chloroquine- resistant P. ... Chloroquine phosphate is manufactured in the United States in tablet form ..."

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