fluconazole

noun flu·con·a·zole \flü-ˈkä-nə-ˌzōl\

Definition of FLUCONAZOLE

: an antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used orally to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections

fluor- + -conazole (as in miconazole)

First Known Use: 1985

Medical Dictionary

noun flu·con·a·zole \flü-ˈkän-ə-ˌzōl\

: a triazole antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections—see diflucan

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