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praziquantel

Syllables: pra·zi·quan·tel/ˌpɹæzɪˈkwæntɛl/

praziquantel noun: an anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.

Noun

praziquantel (uncountable)

  1. An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.
    • Praziquantel, (2-cyclohexylcarbonyl)-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexa-hydro-2H pyrazino[2,1a]isoquinolin-4-one, belongs to a new series of antischistosomal compounds. The results of a detailed study of the efficacy of praziquantel on Schistosoma mansoni in mice, Mastomys and Syrian hamsters are described.1977 July, R. Gönnert, P. Andrews, “Praziquantel, a New Broad-spectrum Antischistosomal Agent”, in Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde, volume 52, number 2, →DOI, abstract, page 129
    • In the case of schistosomiasis, […] the techniques of molecular biology are being used to seek vaccines, and praziquantel has transformed therapy.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from Antiquity to the Present, London: HarperCollins Publishers; republished London: Folio Society, 2016, →OCLC, page...

Origin of praziquantel

p(y)razi(ne) + qu(inoline) + -antel (“anthelmintic”). The drug was developed by the German pharmaceutical companies Bayer and Merck in the mid-1970s. The name is established as the drug’s international nonproprietary name.

Questions about praziquantel

What does praziquantel mean?
Praziquantel means an anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.
What part of speech is praziquantel?
Praziquantel is a noun.
How do you pronounce praziquantel?
Praziquantel is pronounced /ˌpɹæzɪˈkwæntɛl/ (UK).

Words near praziquantel in the dictionary

  1. praysing
  2. praytell
  3. Praytor
  4. Praytors
  5. prazepam
  6. praziquantel
  7. prazitone
  8. prazosin
  9. PRB
  10. PRBs
  11. PRC

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