artemether

English

Chemical structure of artemether.

Etymology

Blend of artemisinin +‎ ether

Noun

artemether (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.

Related terms

• arteether

Translations

antimalarial derived from artemisinin

• Finnish: artemeetteri
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: arteméter m

See also

• artemether on Wikipedia.Wikipedia