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Chloromycetin (Noun)

Meaning

An oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever).

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed chloromycetin to treat the patient's severe case of typhoid fever.
  • Chloromycetin was one of the first oral antibiotics to be widely used for treating serious bacterial infections.
  • Due to its potential side effects, chloromycetin is usually reserved for treating life-threatening infections that are resistant to other antibiotics.
  • The patient was given chloromycetin to combat the bacterial infection that had spread to her bloodstream.
  • In the 1950s, chloromycetin was hailed as a breakthrough in the treatment of typhoid fever and other serious bacterial infections.

Synonyms

  • Chloramphenicol

Hypernyms

  • Antibiotic
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