FLAGYL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Flagyl mean? 

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

1. antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLAGYL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Flagyl; metronidazole

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

antiprotozoal; antiprotozoal drug (a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa)

Domain usage:

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

 Context examples 

Also called Flagyl.

(Metronidazole, NCI Dictionary)