TERBINAFINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does terbinafine mean? 

• TERBINAFINE (noun)
  The noun TERBINAFINE has 1 sense:

1. an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease

  Familiarity information: TERBINAFINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TERBINAFINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Lamisil; terbinafine

Hypernyms ("terbinafine" is a kind of...):

antifungal; antifungal agent; antimycotic; antimycotic agent; fungicide (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)

 Context examples 

A topical, synthetic allylamine derivate similar to terbinafine with broad-spectrum antifungal activity.

(Naftifine, NCI Thesaurus)