Definition of Clioquinol

1. Noun. Drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot).


Medical Definition of Clioquinol

1. A potentially neurotoxic 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative long used as a topical anti-infective, intestinal antiamebic, and vaginal trichomonacide. The oral preparation has been shown to cause subacute myelo-optic neuropathy and has been banned worldwide. Pharmacological action: amebicides, anti-infective agents, local. Chemical name: 8-Quinolinol, 5-chloro-7-iodo- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clioquinol

Clinton
Clinton's lily
clintonia
clintonias
Clintonia andrewsiana
Clintonia borealis
Clintonia uniflora
Clinton administration
clints
Clio
cliometric
cliometrician
cliometricians
cliometrics
clioquinol (current term)
Clioquinol
clioxanide
clip
clip
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clipart
cliparts
clipboard
clipboards
clipe
cliped
clipes
cliping
clippable
clipped

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