antiprotozoal

8.1

A drug that treats or prevents infections caused by tiny one-celled parasites like those that cause malaria

noun
/ˌæntiˌproʊtəˈzoʊəl/

Specialized

: antiprotozoario

The doctor prescribed an antiprotozoal to treat her amoebic infection.

Examples

Many antiprotozoals are effective against malaria.
Some antiprotozoal drugs also have side effects that must be monitored carefully.
Malaria can often be managed with effective antiprotozoal medications.
The doctor prescribed an antiprotozoal for the patient.
Malaria can often be managed with effective antiprotozoal medications.
The doctor prescribed an antiprotozoal to treat her amoebic infection.
Many antiprotozoal medications are used to prevent infections in travelers to endemic areas.

Synonyms

antiprotozoal drug

vsantiprotozoal

Specialized

4.8

A medicine that treats diseases caused by tiny parasites, for example malaria

is the shorter name that omits the explicit medicine noun

Compounds

antiprotozoal drug

Specialized

4.8

A medicine that treats diseases caused by tiny parasites, for example malaria

How Effective

curative treatment

Specialized

3.8

co-administration

Specialized

4.6

antiprotozoal

Specialized

8.1

Surface Forms

antiprotozoal singular

antiprotozoals plural

Etymology

Antiprotozoal is built from anti- meaning 'against' and protozoa, which comes from proto- 'first' and zoa 'animals', like prototype, which means 'first', and zoo, which means 'animals'. So an antiprotozoal is a medicine that fights tiny animal-like germs called protozoa, for example the ones that cause malaria.