pyrimethamine
[ pahy-ruh-meth-uh-meen, -min ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəˈmɛθ əˌmin, -mɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a potent substance, C12H13ClN4, used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
Origin of pyrimethamine
Words nearby pyrimethamine
pyridoxal,
pyridoxal 5-phosphate,
pyridoxamine,
pyridoxine,
pyriform,
pyrimethamine,
pyrimidine,
pyriphlegethon,
pyrite,
pyrites,
pyritohedron
Medical definitions for pyrimethamine
pyrimethamine
[ pī′rə-mĕth′ə-mēn′, -mĭn ]
n.
A potent folic acid antagonist used as a prophylactic antimalarial agent against Plasmodium falciparum and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.