English

Noun

praziquantel ‎(uncountable)

1. An anthelmintic effective against flatworms.
   • 2009 May 26, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “Parasites: Giving a Deworming Drug to Girls Could Cut H.I.V. Transmission in Africa”, in New York Times:

     The drug praziquantel, which costs only 32 cents per child, would prevent schistosomiasis, a worm disease that starts as a urinary tract infection but, untreated, can lead to female genital sores that make it easier for H.I.V. to enter.