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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pentamidine1

First recorded in 1941; pent(ane) + amidine

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pentamethylenediaminepentane

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