amantadine
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təˌdin noun Pharmacology.
a water-soluble crystalline substance, C 10 H 17 NHCl, used as an antiviral and antiparkinsonian drug.
Origin:
1960–65; coinage apparently based on the chemical name 1-aminoadamantane; see amino-, adamantane
1960–65; coinage apparently based on the chemical name 1-aminoadamantane; see amino-, adamantane
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| an antiviral drug used in the treatment of some types of influenza and to reduce some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease | |
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Medical Dictionary
amantadine a·man·ta·dine (ə-mān'tə-dēn')
n.
An antiviral drug also used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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Example sentences
Amantadine is excreted unchanged in the urine by glomerular filtration and tubular secretion.
One way to slow its spread is to treat infected birds with amantadine, an antiviral drug meant for humans.
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