antifungal
Treats athlete's foot
Antifungal describes something that kills or inhibits the growth of fungi.
The term applies to medications, creams, and other treatments for fungal infections like athlete's foot, ringworm, or yeast infections: The doctor prescribed an antifungal cream.
As a noun, an antifungal is such a medication: She picked up an antifungal at the pharmacy.
Fungal disease
- candidiasisYeast-caused fungal infection
- tineaDermatological fungal infection
- ringwormFungal skin infection
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
Antifungal medication, generic form
- ketoconazoleAntifungal pharmaceutical agent
- miconazoleTopical antifungal medication
Rich milk fat
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- capsulesEncased doses of medicine
- powderFine dry particles
spray · lotion · shampoo · topical · systemic · over-the-counter · prescription · lozenge
Curative mental treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- applicationFormal request document
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
resistance · susceptibility · broad-spectrum · prophylaxis · side-effects · contraindications · recurrence · remission
Relating to skin
- interdigitalBetween fingers or toes
- erythemaCutaneous vascular flushing
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- itchingIrritating skin sensation
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
mycosis
Fungal disease
- candidiasisYeast-caused fungal infection
- tineaDermatological fungal infection
- ringwormFungal skin infection
fluconazole
Antifungal medication, generic form
- ketoconazoleAntifungal pharmaceutical agent
- miconazoleTopical antifungal medication
cream
Rich milk fat
powder · spray · lotion · shampoo · topical · systemic · over-the-counter · prescription · lozenge · suppository
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- applicationFormal request document
eradication · resistance · susceptibility · broad-spectrum · prophylaxis · side-effects · contraindications · recurrence · remission · duration
cutaneous
Relating to skin
- interdigitalBetween fingers or toes
- erythemaCutaneous vascular flushing
- scalingClimbing or resizing
hygiene
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- natural remediesherbal tea, essential oils, echinacea, ginseng, elderberry
- Prescriptionsprescription, prescriptions, Rx, medication, pills
- topical treatmentscream, lotion, ointment, gel, salve
- topicalsointment, lotion, cream, balm, salve
- Antimicrobialsantibiotic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral, penicillin
- Biocidesbiocide, biocidal, germicide, germicidal, disinfectant
antifungalantibacterial
Kills or inhibits germs
antiviral · antiparasitic · antimalarial · antibiotic · bactericidal
- antifungal treatmentMedicine targeting fungal infections
- antifungal creamMedicine destroying skin fungi
- antifungal shampooHair cleanser killing scalp microbes
- antifungal powderTopical spore-killing substance