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Fungicidal

The term fungicidal refers to therapeutic agents (e.g. natural substances such as herbs, oils, or essences, or conventional pharmaceutical drugs) that kills/destroys fungal infections. Some text describe the action of fungicidal agents as "combating or preventing" fungal infections.

The meaning of the term fungicidal is easily remembered from its form:

  • The -cidal part of the word refers to the fact that this agent kills/destroys something,
    and
  • the fungi- part of the word indicates that the something it kills is "fungi".

Note that another term whose meaning is the same as fungicidal is antifungal.

 

Medical Dictionaries:

BMA Medical Dictionary
Illustrated Dictionary of Midwifery
Dictionary of Biomedical Sciences
Mosby's Dental Dictionary
 

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