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pen•tam•i•dine
Pronunciation: (pen-tam'i-dēn", -din), [key]—
n. Pharm.
an antiprotozoal substance, C
19H
24N
4O
2, used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to
Pneumocystis carinii.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.