antibiotic
IPA: æntibiˈɑtɪk
noun
- (pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
adjective
- (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
- (obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
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Examples of "antibiotic" in Sentences
- Will your doctor prescribe antibiotics
- The disease is curable with antibiotics.
- The patient is receiving an antibiotic treatment.
- Perhaps the most well known antibiotic is penicillin.
- So my antibiotic is exposed until I can take it in the morning.
- It requires the use of the appropriate antibiotic for treatment.
- These bacteria are innately resistant to many classes of antibiotics.
- Prophylactic antibiotic treatments for tics and Ocd are experimental.
- Antibiotic resistance has no effect on the effectiveness of antiseptics.
- Treatment includes antibiotics and the prompt removal of the infected shunt.
- Antibiotic treatment is the central pillar in the management of Lyme disease.
- Ironically, the antibiotic is to prevent problems that might crop up during chemo.
- The damned antibiotic is making me ill, which always happens, and always surprises me, regardless.
- The reason is that neither single nor double point mutations to the enzyme allowed it to destroy the certain antibiotic (called "imipenem").
- Hundreds of drugs, including sedatives, antibiotics, painkillers and cancer treatments, have gone in and out of short supply in recent years.
- The reason I am told and Lyme doctors concur, that long term antibiotic use should be considered when Lyme disease is suspected is because of the following:
- When the antibiotic is found to have a fatal side effect, the company buries victims in a mass grave outside of town and kills others who know of the problem.
- "They are commonly applied by insurance companies in restricting coverage for long-term antibiotic treatment or other medical care and also strongly influence physician treatment decisions."
- The company's news, better than the market expected, was overshadowed by Smithfield's part in another story: The Russian Federation banned imports of pork from more U.S. plants because of what it called antibiotic contamination.
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