diethylcarbamazine
noun
di·eth·yl·car·bam·a·zine
ˌdī-ˌe-thəl-kär-ˈba-mə-ˌzēn 
-zən
: an anthelmintic administered in the form of its crystalline citrate C10H21N3O·C6H8O7 especially to control human filariasis and large nematodes (such as heartworms) in dogs and cats
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The man was given a three-week course of the antiparasitic drug diethylcarbamazine, which can kill microfilariae and some adult worms.
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diethylcarbamazine
noun
di·eth·yl·car·bam·azine
ˌdī-ˌeth-əl-kär-ˈbam-ə-ˌzēn, -zən
: an anthelmintic derived from piperazine and administered in the form of its crystalline citrate C10H21N3O·C6H8O7 especially to control filariasis in humans and large roundworms in dogs and cats
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