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chloroquine Definition

chloro·quine (klôr′ə kwin)

noun

a synthetic drug, CHClN, used in treating malaria, certain kinds of arthritis, etc.

Etymology: < chloro- + quin(olin)e

chloroquine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: Medicines for breastfeeding mothers Breastfeeding mothers can safely take chloroquine and proguanil.

Modifies a noun

  • resistant: The falciparum malaria in the Amazon basin is highly chloroquine resistant.
  • resistance: They are also an alternative to mefloquine in areas of high chloroquine resistance.
  • base: Each tablet contains chloroquine sulfate 200 mg, equivalent to 150 mg of chloroquine base.
  • phosphate: I am visiting Goa in March and the anti-malarial regime recommended by my travel clinic is proguanil hydrochloride and chloroquine phosphate.
  • tablet: Consequently I was taken off the pill, and put on chloroquine tablets for a month.

Noun used with modifier

  • drug: Last year people were taught how to recognize symptoms of the disease and local health huts were given supplies of the drug Chloroquine.