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pyrimethamine
pyrimethamine definition - medical
py·ri·meth·a·mine (pīˌrə-mĕthˈə-mēnˌ, -mĭn)
noun A potent folic acid antagonist used as a prophylactic antimalarial agent against Plasmodium falciparum and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
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