antifungal
adjective
an·ti·fun·gal
ˌan-tē-ˈfəŋ-gəl 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
: destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth : fungicidal, fungistatic
antifungal
noun
Examples of antifungal in a Sentence
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If your symptoms don’t go away or get worse after a week or two, make an appointment with a dermatologist or your primary care provider, in case an infection is to blame (which may require an antibiotic or antifungal medication).
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Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
And the cork lid has antifungal properties, doesn’t absorb moisture, and repels fruit flies.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2023
In the whole year, clinicians prescribed 6.5 million topical antifungal treatments.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2024
Ian Pritchard was on Henry Ford's ECMO machine longer than anyone there could remember — more than two months — as medical staff fought back against the blastomycosis with powerful antifungal medications.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
Historically, ringworm infections have been relatively mild and easy to treat with antifungal creams.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
It is caused by fungi and is typically treated with antifungal medications, but over the past decade, a treatment-resistant strain has emerged in South Asia.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 May 2023
Research suggests that may include antibiotics and antifungal drugs used to treat serious infections, synthetic hormones used in Plan B emergency contraception and even ibuprofen, the common painkiller sold as Advil.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune Well, 7 Nov. 2023
Oral antifungal pills can be used for harder-to-treat cases.
—Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
And the cork lid has antifungal properties, doesn’t absorb moisture, and repels fruit flies.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2023
In the whole year, clinicians prescribed 6.5 million topical antifungal treatments.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2024
Ian Pritchard was on Henry Ford's ECMO machine longer than anyone there could remember — more than two months — as medical staff fought back against the blastomycosis with powerful antifungal medications.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
Historically, ringworm infections have been relatively mild and easy to treat with antifungal creams.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
It is caused by fungi and is typically treated with antifungal medications, but over the past decade, a treatment-resistant strain has emerged in South Asia.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 May 2023
Research suggests that may include antibiotics and antifungal drugs used to treat serious infections, synthetic hormones used in Plan B emergency contraception and even ibuprofen, the common painkiller sold as Advil.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune Well, 7 Nov. 2023
Oral antifungal pills can be used for harder-to-treat cases.
—Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
antifungal
1 of 2 adjective
an·ti·fun·gal
ˌant-i-ˈfəŋ-gəl, ˌan-ˌtī-
: destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth : fungicidal, fungistatic
antifungal drugs
antifungal activity
antifungal therapy
antifungal
2 of 2 noun
: an antifungal agent
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