- Agent, antifungal
- A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and clotrimazole (LOTRIMIN, MYCELEX).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
antifungal — I noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi • Syn: ↑antifungal agent, ↑fungicide, ↑antimycotic, ↑antimycotic agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑fungicidal (for … Useful english dictionary
Antifungal — A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and clotrimazole (LOTRIMIN, MYCELEX). * * * SYN: antimycotic. * * * an·ti·fun·gal .ant i fəŋ gəl, .an .tī adj destroying fungi or inhibiting their… … Medical dictionary
antifungal agent — noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi • Syn: ↑antifungal, ↑fungicide, ↑antimycotic, ↑antimycotic agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑fungicidal (for: ↑fungicide), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Antifungal drug — An antifungal drug is medication used to treat fungal infections such as athlete s foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Such drugs are usually obtained by a doctor s… … Wikipedia
Antifungal agent — A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and clotrimazole (LOTRIMIN, MYCELEX) … Medical dictionary
antifungal — An agent that kills or inhibits fungi, and, in my usage here, an herb that inhibits either a dermatomycosis like ringworm or athlete s foot, or one that inhibits Candida albicans either externally as a douche or internally as a systemic… … Herbal-medical glossary
antimycotic agent — noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi • Syn: ↑antifungal, ↑antifungal agent, ↑fungicide, ↑antimycotic • Derivationally related forms: ↑fungicidal (for: ↑fungicide), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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