antibiotic
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2.9
- noun
- /ˌæntɪbaɪˈɑtɪk/
- Specialized
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antibiótico
- The doctor prescribed an antibiotic to treat her bacterial infection.
- antibiotic resistance
- prescribed antibiotics
- antibiotic treatment
It's good in terms of things like vaccinations, antibiotics, surgery, first aid.
- It's good in terms of things like vaccinations, antibiotics, surgery, first aid.
- So first of all, let's talk about antibiotics in beef now.
- They are free of GM OS, antibiotics and all hormones.
- And also, when you take antibiotics, it stops working.
- First of all, I'm going to explain to you the things that antibiotics don't treat.
- And as Mark already alluded to, we use antibiotics a lot in this country.
- Six weeks and four courses of antibiotics later, the earache comes back.
- Help me, doc, do I need to take an antibiotic for this?
- It's aggravated when we use antibiotics improperly and inappropriately.
- You know that you don't take an antibiotic when you have a virus, All right?
- She's been on antibiotics, she's been good for two days.
- There won't be antibiotics in those forms of meat and dairy.
Examples
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Before the advent of antibiotics, 70-80% of those infected died, usually within a few days.
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Despite intensive care and treatment with oseltamivir and antibiotics, the disease progressed, and he died 2 days later.
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OK, that may be what antibiotics are doing to us.
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And also, when you take antibiotics, it stops working.
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I hope a big dose of antibiotics will clear him up.
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So therefore when you take an antibiotic, why doesn't it kill you?
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All the meat is free of antibiotics and added hormones.
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Six weeks and four courses of antibiotics later, the earache comes back.
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He has an infection, he needs antibiotics, I'm a doctor.
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UTIs are usually treated with antibiotics, and 80% are prescribed in primary care.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A medicine or substance that kills bacteria and stops their growth
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A substance that kills germs like bacteria and viruses to prevent infection
A medicine that kills or stops the growth of bacteria to treat infections
A medicine that kills bacteria or stops their growth
A chemical that kills bacteria or stops them growing
A protein made by some bacteria that kills other bacteria or stops their growth
Some bacteria make a substance that kills other bacteria
A substance that slows or stops bacteria from growing without killing them
A substance that kills or stops the growth of germs that cause disease
Compounds
- Specialized
A medicine that kills or stops the growth of bacteria to treat infections
- Specialized
A medicine used to treat cancer that stops cancer cells from growing
- Specialized
An antibiotic like penicillin that still works when bacteria make a chemical that breaks penicillin
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Antibiotic comes from the Greek parts anti- 'against' and bio 'life'. So an antibiotic is a medicine that works 'against life' of tiny germs like bacteria, which is why doctors use antibiotics to treat bacterial infections.