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n.a drug used to treat various infestations, particularly giardiasis. It is administered by mouth. Digestive upsets and headache may occur and the skin often turns yellow.
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mepacrine
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mepacrine — n. Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; {Atabrine} is a trademark. Syn: quinacrine, Atabrine. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mépacrine — [mepakʀin] n. f. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; orig. inconnue. ❖ ♦ Médicament dérivé de l acridine, prescrit dans le paludisme … Encyclopédie Universelle
mepacrine — (= quinacrine) Prophylactic antimalarial drug … Dictionary of molecular biology
mepacrine — mep·a·crine … English syllables
mepacrine — n. a drug sometimes used to treat giardiasis and lupus erythematosus. It is administered by mouth. Digestive upsets and headache may occur and the skin often turns yellow … The new mediacal dictionary
mepacrine — /ˈmɛpəkrin/ (say mepuhkreen) noun a substance used in the treatment of malaria and of infestations with worms, such as tapeworms. {me(thyl) + pa(ludism) + (a)cr(id)ine} …
mepacrine — n. synthetic anti malarial drug formerly called atebrin … Dictionary of difficult words
mepacrine — n. Brit. quinacrine. Etymology: methyl + paludism (malaria) + acrid ine … Useful english dictionary
mepacrine hydrochloride — SYN: quinacrine hydrochloride. * * * mep·a·crine hy·dro·chlo·ride (mepґə krēn) quinacrine hydrochloride … Medical dictionary
Мепакрин (Mepacrine) — лекарственное вещество; применяется для лечения различных инвазий, особенно при гиардиозе и тениозе; ранее широко использовалось для лечения малярии, однако в настоящее время заменено более безопасными лекарственными веществами. Назначается… … Медицинские термины
