Acetarsol

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica uncountable

Synonyms

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acetarsoneacetarsonestovarsol

Etymology

Blend of acet(amido) + ars(onic) + -ol. The drug was developed by Ernest Fourneau at the Pasteur Institute and sold under the brand name stovarsol. The name is established as the drug’s international nonproprietary name.

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entamoeba histolytica

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