plasmochin
- noun
- Archaic
- British Army forces conducted therapeutic trials in England, West Africa, and Southeast Command, comparing quinine, atabrine (which the British called mepacrine), and plasmochin (which they called pamaquine).
Examples
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The teams compared the compound's antimalarial activity quantitatively with a standard antimalarial drug, such as quinine, atabrine, or plasmochin.
Academic text (1994) -
They concluded that plasmochin reduced relapse rates.
Academic text (1994) -
The newer suppressive compounds belonged to a drug chain named the 4-aminoquinolines that were closely related to plasmochin (a tradename for pamaquine, a slightly toxic antimalarial).
Academic text (1994) -
Research indicated that plasmochin effectively treated malaria in the 1940s.
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Doctors used plasmochin in clinical trials to treat patients suffering from malaria.
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In historical records, plasmochin was known for its role in combating malaria infections.
Synonyms
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7.4
A medicine from the sweet wormwood plant used to treat malaria
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3.9
Used to prevent or treat malaria
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3.7
A medicine that prevents or treats malaria
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9.9
A medicine that treats worm infections and was used for malaria
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8.6
A medicine that treats and prevents malaria by killing parasites in the liver
A man-made drug used to treat malaria that comes back
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plasmochin combines plasmo-, which points to the malaria parasite Plasmodium, and the ending -chin, which sounds like old malaria drug names such as 'quinine'. A helpful way to remember it is as a medicine for the malaria parasite, which is why plasmochin was once used to treat malaria.