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UK
/ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk/
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[ US /ˌæntaɪbaɪˈɑtɪk, ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌæntaɪbaɪˈɑtɪk, ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to antibiotic drugs
NOUN
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a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs
How To Use antibiotic In A Sentence
- For example, antacids, antibiotics, and oral contraceptives alter your body's absorption of several B vitamins.
- The excess amniotic fluid was then removed from the recipient twin sac, and antibiotics were placed into the uterine cavity to decrease the risk of infection. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)
- If you have bacterial conjunctivitis, you might need to use antibiotic eye drops.
- Patients have been urged not to ask for antibiotics for minor illnesses. Times, Sunday Times
- She was treated with intravenous folinic acid and antibiotics and was given transfusions of blood products.
- David's summation is simple: "In the very decade when it's clear that new antibiotics must be developed the industry has stopped developing them. Family Affair
- It is likely your dentist will prescribe antibiotics to control the infection.
- He is on a course of antibiotics and is recovering well. The Sun
- WE ALL are very familiar with the term antibiotics-medicines prescribed by doctors to treat infections. WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria
- Severe acne is usually treated with common antibiotics, but many strains are becoming resistant to these. Boing Boing: July 25, 2004 - July 31, 2004 Archives