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PLAQUENIL

Dictionary entry overview: What does Plaquenil mean?

• PLAQUENIL (noun)
The noun PLAQUENIL has 1 sense:

1. anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus

Familiarity information: PLAQUENIL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PLAQUENIL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hydroxychloroquine; Plaquenil

Hypernyms ("Plaquenil" is a kind of...):

anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory drug (a medicine intended to reduce inflammation)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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