Pharmacologic Substance
antifungal agent
[ an-tee-fuhng-guhl, an-tahy- ey-juhnt ]
Subclass of:
Anti-Infective Agents
Definitions related to antifungal agents:
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(antifungal) Drugs that treat infections caused by fungi.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(antifungal) Substances that kill or inhibit the growth or other functions of fungi and that are used in the treatment of fungal infections.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Substances that are destructive to fungi, suppress their reproduction or growth, or are effective against fungal infection.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Substances that treat systemic or topical infections caused by fungi. Antifungal agents kill or inhibit the growth of fungi, by various mechanisms. These mechanisms include inhibition of fungal mitosis, impairing synthesis or binding to ergosterol, inhibition of RNA or DNA synthesis, and interfering with other fungal metabolic processes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Antifungal drug, any substance that acts selectively against a fungal pathogen (disease-causing organism) in the treatment of fungal infection (mycosis). The major groups of antifungals are the polyenes, the azoles, and the allyamines; these groups are distinguished primarily by chemical structure...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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