antiplasmodial
|an-ti-plas-mo-di-al|
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/ˌæn.ti.plæzˈmoʊ.di.əl/
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/ˌæn.ti.plæzˈməʊ.di.əl/
acting against Plasmodium (malaria parasite)
Etymology
'antiplasmodial' originates from Greek and New Latin: the prefix 'anti-' (Greek) meaning 'against' combined with the genus name 'Plasmodium' (New Latin) — itself from Greek 'plasma' meaning 'that which is formed' — plus the adjectival suffix '-al'.
'antiplasmodial' was formed in modern scientific English (20th century) by combining 'anti-' + 'Plasmodium' + '-al'; 'Plasmodium' was coined in New Latin from Greek 'plasma' and adopted into medical/scientific nomenclature.
Initially it meant 'acting against Plasmodium (malaria) organisms'; this technical meaning has remained essentially unchanged in medical and pharmacological contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having activity against Plasmodium species (the malaria parasites); able to inhibit, kill, or prevent the growth of the malaria parasite.
The new compound showed strong antiplasmodial activity in vitro.
Synonyms
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