praziquantel
An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm…An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.
» Treatment for the parasitic illness schistosomiasis is more effective if children have a snack before receiving the drug praziquantel.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.
Examples
1 sentencesTreatment for the parasitic illness schistosomiasis is more effective if children have a snack before receiving the drug praziquantel.
Origin
p(y)razi(ne) + qu(inoline) + -antel (“anthelmintic”). The drug was developed by the Germanp(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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable