demeclocycline hydrochloride

9.1

A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections

noun
/ˌdɛmɪkloʊˈsaɪkliːn haɪˈdrɒklɔːraɪd/

Specialized

: dimeclociclina hidrocloruro

The patient was prescribed demeclocycline hydrochloride to address a persistent bacterial infection.

Examples

Demeclocycline hydrochloride is less commonly used today due to the availability of newer antibiotics.
Doctors sometimes use demeclocycline hydrochloride off-label to treat certain cases of hyponatremia.
The doctor prescribed demeclocycline hydrochloride for the infection.
Have you ever taken demeclocycline hydrochloride for your illness?
Demeclocycline hydrochloride is prescribed to treat several types of bacterial infections effectively.
In some cases, demeclocycline hydrochloride can be used to manage rickettsial infections.
The health professional recommended demeclocycline hydrochloride as a treatment option for the patient's infection.

Synonyms

Declomycin

vsdemeclocycline hydrochloride

Specialized

9.7

A brand name for an antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections

is the generic drug name rather than a trademark

Surface Forms

demeclocycline hydrochloride singular

demeclocycline hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

demeclocycline + hydrochloride

The lexical item contains a technical, arbitrary drug name ('demeclocycline') that carries no transparent everyday meaning for a B1 learner; knowing 'hydrochloride' only indicates a salt form. While 'hydrochloride' may suggest a chemical salt, the fact that the base name is an opaque pharmaceutical label means the overall meaning 'an antibiotic' cannot be derived from the constituents.

Etymology

Demeclocycline hydrochloride shows its parts: demeclo points to a small chemical change, cycline links it to the tetracycline family, and hydrochloride means the drug is made as a salt to make it easier to give and store. That's why the name means a changed tetracycline 'antibiotic' used to treat 'infections'.