antifungal

antifungal — [an΄tē fuŋ′gəl, an΄tīfuŋ′gəl] adj. designating or of a medication used to treat a fungus infection n. a medicine that is or that contains a fungicide: Also anti fungal …   English World dictionary

Antifungal — A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and clotrimazole (LOTRIMIN, MYCELEX). * * * SYN: antimycotic. * * * an·ti·fun·gal .ant i fəŋ gəl, .an .tī adj destroying fungi or inhibiting their… …   Medical dictionary

antifungal — I noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi • Syn: ↑antifungal agent, ↑fungicide, ↑antimycotic, ↑antimycotic agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑fungicidal (for …   Useful english dictionary

antifungal — adjective Date: 1945 destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth ; fungicidal, fungistatic • antifungal noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

antifungal — antimycotic; adj. describing a drug that kills or inactivates fungi and is used to treat fungal (including yeast) infections. Antifungal drugs include amphotericin, griseofulvin, the imidazoles, itraconazole, nystatin, terbinafine, and tolnaftate …   The new mediacal dictionary

antifungal — /ˌæntiˈfʌŋgəl/ (say .antee fungguhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a substance that kills fungi. –noun 2. an antifungal drug or ointment …   Australian English dictionary

antifungal —    An agent that kills or inhibits fungi, and, in my usage here, an herb that inhibits either a dermatomycosis like ringworm or athlete s foot, or one that inhibits Candida albicans either externally as a douche or internally as a systemic… …   Herbal-medical glossary

antifungal — antifunginas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Cheminis preparatas medienai nuo grybelio sukeliamo puvimo apsaugoti. atitikmenys: angl. antifungal; antimycotic vok. Antimykoticum, n rus. антигрибковый препарат, m;… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

antifungal — adj. * * * …   Universalium

antifungal — 1. adjective That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic 2. noun A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi …   Wiktionary

antifungal — adj. counteracts fungal growth, of fungicide …   English contemporary dictionary