Ivermectin

//ˌʌɪ.vəˈmɛk.tɪn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Synonyms

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horse dewormerhorse paste

Example

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"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.

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broad spectrum

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