pentamidine
noun
pent·am·i·dine pen-ˈta-mə-ˌdēn 
-dən
: a drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent AIDS-related pneumonia
Word History
First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
pentamidine
noun
pent·am·i·dine pen-ˈtam-ə-ˌdēn -dən
-dən : a diamidine used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 to treat protozoal infections (as leishmaniasis) and to prevent Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected individuals
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