Amoxicillin (Noun)
Meaning
An antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed amoxicillin to treat the patient's bacterial infection.
- Amoxicillin is commonly used to treat ear infections in children.
- The patient was allergic to penicillin, so the doctor had to choose a different antibiotic instead of amoxicillin.
- The pharmacist filled the prescription for amoxicillin and instructed the patient on how to take it.
- After a few days of taking amoxicillin, the patient's symptoms began to subside.