pentamidine
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pentamidine (countable and uncountable, plural pentamidines)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.
References[edit]
- “pentamidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “pentamidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.