penicillin V potassium
- noun
- /ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪn vi pəˈtæsiəm/
- Specialized
- The doctor prescribed penicillin V potassium for the infection.
Examples
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Patients allergic to penicillin V potassium should inform their healthcare provider immediately.
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Dosage instructions for penicillin V potassium must be followed carefully to ensure effectiveness.
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The doctor prescribed penicillin V potassium to treat her throat infection.
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Have you ever taken penicillin V potassium?
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The doctor prescribed penicillin V potassium to treat her throat infection.
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Patients allergic to penicillin V potassium should inform their healthcare provider immediately.
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Dosage instructions for penicillin V potassium must be followed carefully to ensure effectiveness.
Synonyms
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5.1
A medicine that you take by mouth to kill bacteria that cause infections like sore throats
A medicine taken by mouth to treat bacterial infections and stable in stomach acid
Surface Forms
Morphology
penicillin + V + potassium
A learner who knows 'penicillin' will recognize an antibiotic and 'potassium' will suggest the chemical element, so they can infer this is a specific chemical/form of penicillin (and that 'V' marks a variant). However, the precise interpretation—that it denotes the potassium salt form of penicillin V used pharmaceutically—is technical and relies on naming conventions beyond B1 knowledge, so the relation is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Penicillin V potassium gets its name from its parts: penicillin is an antibiotic first found in a mold, V names this particular type, and potassium shows it is made as a potassium 'salt'. So, the name tells you it is a form of penicillin you can take by mouth to treat certain infections caused by bacteria.