English Explanatory Dictionary

praziquantel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹæzɪˈkwæntɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-praziquantel.wav

Word forms

praziquantel

Etymology

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.

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