pentamidine
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noun \pen-ˈta-mə-ˌdēn, -dən\Definition of PENTAMIDINE
: a drug C23H36N4O10S2 used especially to treat protozoal infections (as leishmaniasis) and to prevent AIDS-related pneumonia
First Known Use of PENTAMIDINE
1941
pent·am·i·dine
noun \pen-ˈtam-ə-ˌdēn, -dən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PENTAMIDINE
: a diamidine used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 to treat protozoal infections (as leishmaniasis) and to prevent Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected individuals
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