pentamidine
[ pen-tam-i-deen, -din ]
nounPharmacology.
an antiprotozoal substance, C19H24N4O2, used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii.
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pentamidine
/ (pɛnˈtæmɪˌdiːn, -dɪn) /
noun
a drug used to treat protozoal infections, esp pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii in patients with AIDS
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