doxycycline
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- noun
- /ˌdɑːksɪˈsaɪkliːn/
- Specialized
:
doxiciclina
- He was admitted to the hospital and given intravenous ceftriaxone and oral doxycycline pending further examination.
We get an IV of doxycycline or we take a pill and we've become like Deadpool and we can regrow things like an axolotl would chop their limb off and they grow again.
- We get an IV of doxycycline or we take a pill and we've become like Deadpool and we can regrow things like an axolotl would chop their limb off and they grow again.
Examples
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The patients were treated with antimalarial drugs (artesunate and doxycycline n = 25, quinine n = 2); fluid replacement and supportive measures were instituted as needed.
Academic text (2012) -
Because doxycycline has a broad spectrum of activity, it is often used for various infections.
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On hospital day 5, he was discharged and given a 14-day course of oral doxycycline.
Academic text (2015) -
Doxycycline was added for the expanded differential diagnosis of a rickettsial illness or plague.
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Doxycycline is the preferred treatment; it cures the infection and prevents ongoing tissue damage.
Academic text (2008) -
His sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome resolved, and his condition rapidly improved after treatment with ceftriaxone and doxycycline.
Academic text (2015) -
For many patients, a standard empiric treatment regimen consisting of a third- or fourth-generation cephalosporin, acyclovir, and doxycycline might be appropriate.
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The doctor prescribed doxycycline to treat my bacterial infection effectively.
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Patients with severe acne may be advised to take doxycycline as part of their treatment plan.
Synonyms
A brand name for a medicine that fights bacteria and treats infections
A short informal name for a common antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
Surface Forms
Morphology
doxycycline = tetracycline (opaque) = doxy + cycline
A technical drug name formed from scientific combining forms; the components are not productive English morphemes and do not yield the meaning to an average learner.
Etymology
Doxycycline comes from the family name tetracycline. The tetra- part means 'four' and the -cycline part sounds like 'cycle' or 'circle', so the name shows it is a drug in the tetracycline group, an antibiotic used to fight many infections.