National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Antiparasitic Agent

Synonyms

Antiparasitic Agent

antiparasitic

Antiparasitics

Antiparasitic

Antiparasitic Drugs

Definitions

Any agent that is effective against infections caused by parasitic organisms and is able to inhibit their growth or kill them. This class consists of anthelmintics and antiprotozoals.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C276

ALT_DEFINITION

Drugs used to treat bacterial and parasitic infections and some cancers.

Substances that kill or inhibit the growth or other functions of parasites, and that are used in the treatment of parasitic infections.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35442

code

C276

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128453

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

Any agent that is effective against infections caused by parasitic organisms and is able to inhibit their growth or kill them. This class consists of anthelmintics and antiprotozoals.

FULL_SYN

Antiparasitic Agent

antiparasitic

Antiparasitics

Antiparasitic

Antiparasitic Drugs

label

Antiparasitic Agent

Legacy Concept Name

Antiparasitic_Agent

Preferred_Name

Antiparasitic Agent

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C276

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C3536845

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C254

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