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Definition of Antimalarial
1. Noun. A medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria.
Generic synonyms: Antiprotozoal, Antiprotozoal Drug
Specialized synonyms: Chloroquine, Larium, Mefloquine, Mefloquine Hydrochloride, Mephaquine, Primaquine, Atabrine, Mepacrine, Quinacrine, Quinacrine Hydrochloride, Quinine
Definition of Antimalarial
1. a. Good against malaria.
Definition of Antimalarial
1. Noun. agent that prevents or counteracts malaria ¹
2. Adjective. preventing or counteracting malaria ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antimalarial
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Antimalarial
1. 1. Preventing or curing malaria. 2. A chemotherapeutic agent that inhibits or destroys malarial parasites. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antimalarial
Literary usage of Antimalarial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"This specific correlation would support only one of many mechanisms for antimalarial
activity. Stemming largely from the research of Fieser and Leffler and ..."
2. The Female Client and the Health-Care Provider by Janet Hatcher Roberts, Carol Vlassoff (1995)
"pregnancy, yet few African countries have implemented an antimalarial strategy
with wide coverage among pregnant women. Our study showed that in Malawi, ..."
3. Getting Fit Your Way: A Self-paced Fitness Guide (1993)
"The best time(s) to take your antimalarial: Additional instructions: ... who is
taking care of you that you are taking an antimalarial for your lupus. ..."
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