1. Preventing or curing malaria. ... 2. A chemotherapeutic agent that inhibits or destroys malarial parasites. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-mă-lā′rē-ăl Definitions: 1. Preventing or curing malaria. 2. A chemotherapeutic agent that inhibits or destroys malarial parasites. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=5003
Antimalarial: A drug directed against malaria. The original antimalarial agent was quinine which took its name from the Peruvian Indian word 'kina' meaning 'bark of the tree.' A large and complex molecule, quinine is the most important alkaloid found in cinchona bark. Until World War I, it was the only effective treatment for malaria. In fact, quin... Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16900