Antiprotozoal (Noun)
Meaning
A medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed an antiprotozoal to treat the patient's severe case of malaria, which had been caused by a protozoan parasite.
- Researchers have been searching for a more effective antiprotozoal that can target the parasite causing sleeping sickness without causing harm to the patient.
- After conducting a study, the scientists discovered a new compound that could be used as an antiprotozoal to combat the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.
- The pharmaceutical company created an antiprotozoal that was highly effective against the amoeba-like parasite that caused amoebiasis in humans.
- To protect travelers from the heat and humidity of the Amazon rainforest, the tour guide made sure everyone brought an antiprotozoal medication that could prevent and treat the diseases spread by protozoa, such as giardiasis.