ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antiprotozoal drug mean? 

• ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUG (noun)
  The noun ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUG has 1 sense:

1. a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa

  Familiarity information: ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antiprotozoal; antiprotozoal drug

Hypernyms ("antiprotozoal drug" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiprotozoal drug"):

antimalarial; antimalarial drug (a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria)

Flagyl; metronidazole (antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis)