Cipro (Noun)
Meaning
An oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a strong dose of Cipro to fight the serious infection in the patient's respiratory tract.
- The pharmacist cautioned the patient to complete the full course of Cipro as directed to avoid antibiotic resistance.
- After several days on Cipro, the patient's urinary tract infection began to clear up, and symptoms started to subside.
- Cipro is often prescribed to treat skin infections that have not responded to other treatments, such as acne or MRSA.
- The elderly patient was hospitalized and treated with Cipro for a severe bacterial infection that had spread to her bones and joints.