pentamidine

noun

pent·​am·​i·​dine pen-ˈta-mə-ˌdēn 

-dən

: a drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent AIDS-related pneumonia

Examples of pentamidine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In early 1981, Ford began to receive an unusually high number of requests for pentamidine. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2016

Sandy Lee Ford with vials of pentamidine to be distributed to patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pentamidine

• acetylene
• adenosine
• amphetamine
• anthropocene
• antipyrine
• apomorphine
• apoprotein
• aquamarine
• arsphenamine
• azobenzene
• buprenorphine
• chlorobenzene

Medical Definition

pentamidine

noun

pent·​am·​i·​dine pen-ˈtam-ə-ˌdēn  -dən 

: 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