praziquantel

 
Pronunciation: /ˌprazɪˈkwantəl, ˌpreɪzɪˈkwɒntəl/

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a synthetic anthelmintic drug used in the treatment of schistosomiasis and other infestations of humans and animals with parasitic trematodes or cestodes.

Origin:

1970s: from p(y)razi(ne) + -quantel (perhaps from elements of quinoline and anthelmintic)