phenoxymethyl penicillin
- noun
- /ˌfɛnəʊksɪˈmɛθɪl ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪn/
- Specialized
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penicilina fenoximetil
- Unlike penicillin G, phenoxymethyl penicillin can be taken orally because it is stable in stomach acid.
Examples
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Doctors may prescribe phenoxymethyl penicillin for minor throat infections caused by susceptible bacteria.
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The patient's infection responded quickly to a course of phenoxymethyl penicillin tablets.
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The doctor prescribed phenoxymethyl penicillin for the infection.
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Many patients respond well to phenoxymethyl penicillin.
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The doctor prescribed phenoxymethyl penicillin to effectively combat the bacterial infection in her throat.
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After being diagnosed with strep throat, he started taking phenoxymethyl penicillin to help him recover quickly.
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The patient responded well to phenoxymethyl penicillin, showing signs of improvement within three days.
Synonyms
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3.2
A medicine made from mold that kills bacteria and treats infections
A medicine taken by mouth to treat bacterial infections and stable in stomach acid
A medicine with potassium used to treat infections caused by bacteria
Surface Forms
Morphology
phenoxymethyl + penicillin
Knowing 'penicillin' and the modifier 'phenoxymethyl' would allow a learner to infer this is a specific type or chemical variant of penicillin (i.e. a kind of penicillin), so the basic class membership is transparent. However, 'phenoxymethyl' is a technical chemical modifier unfamiliar to B1 learners and does not transparently convey the specific pharmacological properties (resistance to stomach acid, crystalline form), so the precise meaning is not fully predictable without specialist knowledge.
Etymology
Phenoxymethyl penicillin is the name for a kind of penicillin with an extra part called phenoxymethyl attached; that extra part helps the medicine survive stomach acid so it can be 'taken by mouth' as tablets.