Ivermectin
/ˌʌɪ.vəˈmɛk.tɪn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness. countable, uncountable
"Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not."
Example
More examples"The study in Zanzibar, part of Tanzania, involved a three-drug regimen of ivermectin, albendazole and praziquantel. The drugs are active against worms that cause elephantiasis and schistosomiasis and soil-worms or helminths."
Etymology
From di- + avermectin.