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artemether en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English arte- English meth- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English artemether From arte- (“artemisinin-related compound”) + meth- + ether.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.

Relateds

arteether

Translations (2)

pt arteméter (Translations) · fi artemeetteri (Translations)