Antimalarial

/ænˌtɪməˈlɑriəl/ adjective

Relating to or describing drugs, treatments, or strategies used to prevent or cure malaria.

From 'anti-' + 'malarial' (the adjectival form of malaria). Became standard medical terminology in the late 19th century as cinchona alkaloids and later synthetic drugs emerged.

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