Medical Term:

Artemisia annua

Pronunciation: ar′tĕ-mis′ē an′yū-a

Definition: A plant in the family Compositae from which an antimalarial and antischistosomal drug is produced.

See Also: artemisinin

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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

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