chlortetracycline
- noun
- /klɔːrˌtɛtrəˈsaɪkliːn/
- Specialized
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clortetraciclina
- In some cases, chlortetracycline is used to treat skin infections caused by bacteria.
Examples
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The veterinarian prescribed chlortetracycline to treat the infection in the livestock.
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Doctors often recommend chlortetracycline to manage rickettsial infections effectively.
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Among developed countries, only the United States and Canada still allow chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and penicillin, crucial for treating humans, to also be used for animals, according to Angulo.
Academic text (2000) -
"One bacterium in particular, Mega-sphaera elsdenii, showed extremely high levels of resistance to chlortetracycline, an antibiotic used to treat a variety of infections," says Stanton.
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We found 100 percent resistance in the largest slaughterhouse (Plant A) included in this study, which had declared a systematic use of chlortetracycline in poultry feed between the 18th day and the 21st day to prevent digestive problems and enhance feed efficiency.
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The report specifically identified chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, penicillin, tylosin (which is related to erythromycin), and the sulphonamides as unsuitable for use as growth promoters.
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Examination of meat distribution records indicated that the humans had been infected by eating hamburger originating from South Dakota beef cattle that had been fed subtherapeutic doses of chlortetracycline, a growth promoter.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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6.7
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
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5.3
A medicine that treats infections caused by bacteria
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
A yellow antibiotic medicine made from soil bacteria to treat infections
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
A yellow antibiotic medicine used to treat bacterial infections
A brand name for an antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections like acne
Surface Forms
Morphology
chlortetracycline = tetracycline (opaque) = chloro + tetracycline
The addition of 'chloro' to 'tetracycline' does not transparently convey the specific antibiotic function without specialized knowledge.
Etymology
Chlortetracycline comes from three parts: chloro- meaning 'green' (as in chlorine or chlorophyll), tetra- meaning 'four', and -cycline related to 'cycle' or 'ring'. So the name once told scientists that this is a tetracycline with a chlorine added, and today chlortetracycline means that specific antibiotic used to treat infections.