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PLAQUENIL

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 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 erythematosusplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PLAQUENIL (noun)


Sense 1

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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