ivermectin
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Ivermectin — Systematic (IUPAC) name Ivermectin (22,23 dihydroavermectin B1a + 22,23 dihydroavermectin B1b) Clinical data Trade names … Wikipedia
Ivermectin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Ivermectin A … Deutsch Wikipedia
ivermectin — A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic effective in the treatment of filariasis. The drug destroys Onchocerca microfilaria and Filaria bancrofti. Also approved by the FDA for the treatment of scabies by topical administration. * * * iver·mec·tin .ī … Medical dictionary
ivermectin — n. a drug used in the treatment of onchocerciasis. It acts by killing the immature forms (microfilariae) of the parasite. Ivermectin is also used to treat creeping eruption, strongyloidiasis, and scabies. It is administered by mouth; side effects … The new mediacal dictionary
ivermectin — ˌīvə(r)ˈmektə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps from dihydr + avermectin any of the group of agents of which ivermectin is a member, from New Latin avermitilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces avermitilis, which produces the agents) + English ect… … Useful english dictionary
ivermectin — noun Etymology: perhaps from di + New Latin avermitilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces avermitilis, bacterium from which it is derived) + English ect (of unknown origin) + 1 in Date: 1981 a drug mixture of two structurally similar… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ivermectin — Broad spectrum anthelminthic drug used to treat eg. parasitic nematode worms such as Strongylus and Onchocerca … Dictionary of molecular biology
Ivermectin — I|ver|mec|tin [vielleicht Kurzw. aus Dihydroavermectin], das; s, e: durch Red. der ↑ Avermectine zugängliches Gemisch zweier Makrolid Antibiotika, das gegen Insekten, Milben u. die sog. Flussblindheit verursachende Würmer wirksam ist … Universal-Lexikon
ivermectin — n. drug mixture of two semisynthetic lactones that are similar from a structural point of view that are potent anthelmintics for humans and insecticides for domestic animals … English contemporary dictionary
ivermectin — [ˌʌɪvə mɛktɪn] noun a compound of the avermectin group, used to destroy parasitic worms and as a treatment for river blindness. Origin 1980s: from i + avermectin … English new terms dictionary
