See Also: Sealed Bid(money)
sealed(dictionary)
sealed(dictionary)
Sealed Air(finance)
sealed jar technique(medicine)
Sealed Beam - Motor Sports(gambling)
drug-drug interaction(medicine)
Divine Providence Health Center Avera Health(health)
Hegg Memorial Health Center Avera Health(health)
Dells Area Health Center Avera Health(health)

Drug, antiprotozoal (health) and sealed (iou)


Drug, antiprotozoal (health)


Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of medical importance include Plasmodium (the cause of malaria); Entamoeba histolytica (the cause of amebiasis, amebic dysentery) and Trichomonas vaginalis (a cause of vaginal infection); and Pneumocystis carinii (a common cause of pneumonia [PCP] in immunodeficient persons). Some antiprotozoal drugs include the antimalarials Aralen (chloroquine), Daraprim (pyrimethamine), Lariam (mefloquine) and Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine); Flagyl (metronidazole) which is active against Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis; and Mepron (atovaquone) for Pneumocystis carinii.





sealed (iou)



sealed ppl adjective. [si:ld] ME.
[from SEAL verb1 + -ED1.]
That has been sealed; bearing a seal; fastened with a seal.
Shakespeare Hamlet A seal'd compact Well ratified by law and heraldry. A. Morice Five suspects, all together in a sealed room. B. L. C. Johnson Roads of a high standard (sealed).
Special collocations & comb.: sealed-beam adjective designating a motor-vehicle headlamp in which light source, reflector, and lens form a sealed self-contained unit. sealed book (a) any of the printed copies of the authentic Book of Common Prayer of 1662 certified under the Great Seal and deposited as a standard in cathedrals and collegiate churches; (b) = closed book s.v. BOOK noun. sealed orders written directions on procedure, as to the commander of a vessel concerning the destination of a voyage, not to be opened until a specified time. sealed source a pellet of radioactive material in a sealed capsule, used in radiotherapy and radiography. sealed verdict a verdict delivered in a sealed packet in the absence of a judge.