atabrine
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a trade name.
Noun
[edit]atabrine (usually uncountable, plural atabrines)
- (pharmacology) Synonym of quinacrine.
- 1954 February 15, Henry E. Michelson, “The Syndrome of Lupus Erythematosus”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 96:
- Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine.