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| anopheles |
a type of mosquito that sometimes transmits malaria. |
| antimalaria |
combined form of malaria. |
| antimalarial |
effective in preventing or fighting malaria. [2 definitions] |
| antiperiodic |
preventing the periodic recurrence of disease such as malaria. [1/2 definitions] |
| chloroquine |
a drug used to treat malaria. |
| hydroxychloroquine |
an anti-inflammatory drug used in treating, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus |
| primaquine |
a synthetic chemical compound used in treating malaria. |
| quinine |
a bitter organic derivative of the bark of a South American and Asian tree that is effective in treating malaria. |
| swamp fever |
see "malaria." [1/2 definitions] |
| tertian |
occurring every third or every other day, as a recurrent fever or the disease causing it, such as malaria. |
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