Antimalarial
of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment or prevention of malaria.
any such substance, as a drug.
historical examples
in antimalarial work it is desirable to distinguish the anopheline mosquitoes from the culicine species in all stages.
handbook of medical entomology william albert riley
adjective
effective in the treatment of malaria
noun
an antimalarial drug or agent
antimalarial an·ti·ma·lar·i·al (ān’tē-mə-lâr’ē-əl, ān’tī-)
adj.
preventing or relieving the symptoms of malaria.
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