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dicloxacillin

dicloxacillin

8.5
An antibiotic used to treat infections caused by staph bacteria when penicillin does not work
  • noun
  • /ˌdaɪkloʊˈzæsɪlɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dicloxacilina
  • The doctor prescribed dicloxacillin to treat her resistant staph infection.

Examples

  • After a week on dicloxacillin, his symptoms had significantly improved.

  • Patients allergic to penicillin should avoid taking dicloxacillin.

  • The doctor prescribed dicloxacillin for the infection.

  • Have you ever taken dicloxacillin?

  • The doctor prescribed dicloxacillin to treat her resistant staph infection.

  • After a week on dicloxacillin, his symptoms had significantly improved.

  • Patients allergic to penicillin should avoid taking dicloxacillin.

Synonyms

methicillin
vsdicloxacillin
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A medicine that kills bacteria, used for infections caused by staph bacteria

is used particularly against staph strains that resist penicillin rather than broad infections
oxacillin
vsdicloxacillin
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A penicillin medicine that treats staph infections not helped by penicillin

is another semisynthetic compound used for similar resistant staph infections
Dynapen
vsdicloxacillin
  • Specialized
9.8

An antibiotic used to treat infections from staph bacteria that do not get better with penicillin

is the generic chemical name for that same medicine
nafcillin
vsdicloxacillin
  • Specialized
7.2

An antibiotic doctors give for infections from staph bacteria that penicillin cannot cure

is a different compound used for the same resistant staph infections
cloxacillin
vsdicloxacillin
  • Specialized
7.6

A medicine that fights some bacteria to treat infections

is aimed specifically at staph infections that resist penicillin rather than general staph
penicillinase-resistant antibiotic
vsdicloxacillin
  • Specialized
5.0

An antibiotic like penicillin that still works when bacteria make a chemical that breaks penicillin

is a single semi-synthetic drug used against resistant staph rather than the class

Surface Forms

dicloxacillin singular

Morphology

dicloxacillin = cloxacillin (opaque) = di + cloxacillin

The name is formed by chemical/drug-naming conventions (di- indicating chemical substitution) rather than productive English morphology, so meaning is not derivable by an average learner.

Etymology

Dicloxacillin combines di- ('two') with cloxacillin, showing it is part of the penicillin family. So, dicloxacillin is a changed penicillin — a 'two' chlorine version made to fight staph and other bacteria that resist normal penicillin.