Erythromycin
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Erythromycin is a noun meaning (pharmacology) An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
Meaning
(pharmacology) An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
More Meanings
- A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃ produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythreus) and similar in its effects to penicillin, administered orally or topically in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.
Word Forms
- erythromycins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sulfisoxazole, erythrocin, roxithromycin, azithromycin, enramycin, dirithromycin.
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