Fulvicin (Noun)
Meaning
A kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Fulvicin is an oral fungicidal antibiotic commonly used to treat fungal infections of the hair, skin, and nails.
- The doctor prescribed fulvicin to treat the patient's persistent fungal infection.
- Fulvicin tablets are usually taken in a dosage of one per day, with the treatment lasting several months.
- Fulvicin is effective against various types of fungal infections, including those caused by species of Trichophyton.
- The patient's skin began to show signs of improvement after a few weeks of fulvicin treatment.