Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A synthetic antimicrobial drug, C6H9N3O3, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, anaerobic bacterial infections, and intestinal amebiasis.

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  • noun medicine An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat a range of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections

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  • noun antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[me(thyl) + -tron- (alteration of nitro–) + (im)idazole.]

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Examples

  • When diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis your doctor may prescribe you some type of antibiotic such as metronidazole and clindamycin.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • Oral tetracycline antibiotics (tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline) and topical antibiotics such as metronidazole are usually the first line of defense prescribed by doctors to relieve papules, pustules, inflammation and some redness.

    Find Me A Cure 2008

  • Even if there is not now a high prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria lurking silently in the moist armpits or groins of men and women in this country where you can buy antibiotics on the street corners—selecting amoxicillin or metronidazole from among the toilet paper rolls and toothpaste piled into these wheelbarrows—there surely soon will be.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • To evaluate whether there is a role for metronidazole in combination with cirpofloxacin for treating mild to moderate pediatric Crohn's flares.

    Clinical studies: IBD treatment approaches 2010

  • A medication called metronidazole, or Flagyl, will kill the trich and rid your body of the infection.

    Trichomoniasis 2010

  • Even if there is not now a high prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria lurking silently in the moist armpits or groins of men and women in this country where you can buy antibiotics on the street corners—selecting amoxicillin or metronidazole from among the toilet paper rolls and toothpaste piled into these wheelbarrows—there surely soon will be.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • A recent study in adults demonstrated that metronidazole in combination with ciprofloxacin can be used as a possible alternative to steroid therapy to treat Crohn's flares.

    Clinical studies: IBD treatment approaches 2010

  • Two prescription antimicrobial drugs, metronidazole (MetroGel and generic) and azelaic acid (Finacea), can control eruptions.

    Red in the face? How to tell whether it's acne or rosacea 2010

  • Totally untrue with the exception of the antibiotic metronidazole.

    Top 9 Medical Myths - The Consumerist 2008

  • Claris has also received a number of complaints from other countries on antibacterial ciprofloxacin, antibiotic metronidazole and nausea treatment ondansetron that were contaminated or suspected to be contaminated, leading it to recall these products, Mumbai-based Angel Broking said in a report.

    Claris Shares Make Weak Debut John Satish Kumar 2010

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