Polymox (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 polymox to treat the bacterial infection she had contracted.
- Polymox is a type of antibiotic that is used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections.
- After taking polymox for several days, her symptoms began to subside.
- The antibiotic polymox was effective in combating the bacterial infection in his system.
- The nurse administered an oral dose of polymox to the patient as directed by the doctor.