bacitracin
- noun
- /ˌbæsɪˈtreɪsɪn/
- Specialized
- If you have a cut, make sure to apply bacitracin to help prevent infection.
Examples
-
Pandora watched her spread Bacitracin and sage on the dog's wound.
Fiction book (2001) -
Bacitracin was applied to the lead exit sites, and the region was covered with a Tegaderm® dressing.
Academic text (2001) -
You are not allergic to bacitracin.
-
The primary ingredient is bacitracin.
-
"I wish I had some bacitracin ointment on hand.
Fiction book (1995) -
The nurse gives him a tetanus shot, a sample tube of bacitracin, and a hospital-sized Band-Aid.
Fiction book (2000) -
Brother S gently separated the edges of the cut and squeezed some ointment out of a tube of Bacitracin.
Fiction book (1993) -
The patient was discharged with plastic intranasal septal splints, which were heavily coated with bacitracin.
Academic text (1998) -
Nasal packs, consisting of bacitracin-covered Telfa, were removed two hours postoperatively, and the patient was discharged.
Academic text (1998) -
The doctor recommended using bacitracin on the wound to promote healing.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bacitracin comes from the name of the bacteria Bacillus and a common medicine ending -tracin, so the name can be remembered as 'from Bacillus'. That's why bacitracin is an antibiotic used to fight bacteria on the skin.