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Ethril

Ethril

9.1
A brand name medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Ethril
  • After discovering his allergy to penicillin, he was switched to Ethril for his pneumonia.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed Ethril to treat her respiratory infection.

  • Some strains of bacteria have developed resistance to Ethril over time.

  • The doctor prescribed Ethril for my throat infection.

  • Have you ever taken Ethril for a bacterial infection?

  • The doctor prescribed Ethril to treat her respiratory infection.

  • After discovering his allergy to penicillin, he was switched to Ethril for his pneumonia.

  • Some strains of bacteria have developed resistance to Ethril over time.

Synonyms

Erythrocin
vsEthril
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A medicine that fights infections caused by bacteria

is the same brand but named rather than described by content
Ilosone
vsEthril
  • Specialized
9.6

A brand name for an antibiotic that treats infections caused by bacteria

is the same branded antibiotic but appears under a different trade label
E-Mycin
vsEthril
  • Specialized
5.3

A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections like a sinus infection

is identical but usually written without a hyphen
Pediamycin
vsEthril
  • Specialized
7.4

An antibiotic medicine that treats infections caused by bacteria

is the same trade name but may be labeled in other marketing terms

Surface Forms

Ethril singular
Ethrils plural

Etymology

Ethril is a brand name based on the antibiotic erythromycin, and the root erythro- means 'red'. A helpful way to remember Ethril is to think of it as the 'red' antibiotic related to erythromycin that fights infections caused by bacteria.