pentamidine

[ pen-tam-i-deen, -din ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an antiprotozoal substance, C 1 9 H 2 4 N 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii.

pentamidine

/ pɛnˈtæmɪˌdiːn; -dɪn /

noun

1. a drug used to treat protozoal infections, esp pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii in patients with AIDS

Word History and Origins

Origin of pentamidine¹

First recorded in 1941; pent(ane) + amidine