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"when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"nouna chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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of or relating to antibiotic drugs
Definition that contains antibiotic
- lincocin antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
- cephaloglycin antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use
- lincomycin antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
- kafocin antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use
- kanamycin antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
- dihydrostreptomycin antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms
- kantrex antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
- methicillin antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections