Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A semisynthetic penicillin, C16H19N3O5S, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin.
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- noun pharmacology A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic, β-lactam antibiotic used to treat
bacterial infections caused by susceptiblemicroorganisms , with formula C16H19N3O5S.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In one study, led by Dr. Alejandro Hoberman of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, nearly 300 infected toddlers were given ten days of treatment with either dummy pills or an antibiotic called amoxicillin-clavulanate.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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They understand that the amoxicillin is the appropriate treatment for strep throat they just have been in a situation where they have two to four times a day when, that's what they are currently prescribing and they see low compliance rates there.
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She was also seen by the doctor and was also given the drug amoxicillin, which is part of the penicillin family of medicines, despite telling him she was allergic to penicillin, the hearing was told.
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Main outcome measure is percentage of broad-spectrum antibiotics, defined as amoxicillin / clavulanate, macrolides, cephalosporins and quinolones.
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They understand that the amoxicillin is the appropriate treatment for strep throat they just have been in a situation where they have two to four times a day when, that's what they are currently prescribing and they see low compliance rates there.
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· Give an antibiotic, such as amoxicillin or erythromycin.
Chapter 35 1997
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Those taking other common antibiotics such as amoxicillin, norfloxacin and ocular antibiotics, had small or negligible increase in risk.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed André Picard 2010
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Those taking other common antibiotics such as amoxicillin, norfloxacin and ocular antibiotics, had small or negligible increase in risk.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed André Picard 2010
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In Denver more than half of ear infections are resistant to simple antibiotics such as amoxicillin, mainly because they are over-prescribed.
cbs4denver.com 2010
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