doxycycline
noun
doxy·cy·cline ˌdäk-sə-ˈsī-ˌklēn 
: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C22H24N2O8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The standard treatment is two weeks of an antibiotic such as doxycycline or amoxicillin. 
Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 And research has found that sarecycline doesn’t affect gut bacteria the same way that doxycycline or minocycline do. Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 My doctor prescribed yet another antibiotic: doxycycline. Natalie Ma, STAT, 31 Oct. 2021 Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021 When administered early enough, treatment with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, can prevent more severe disease, and hasten recovery. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, which should be given early on in the course of the disease. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2021 Likewise, doxycycline is an antibiotic used for a wide variety of human bacterial infections such as pneumonia and Lyme disease. Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2021 She was tested for Lyme disease and, because Lyme is common in southern Wisconsin, was started on doxycycline even before the results came back. New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021 See More
Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 And research has found that sarecycline doesn’t affect gut bacteria the same way that doxycycline or minocycline do. Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 My doctor prescribed yet another antibiotic: doxycycline. Natalie Ma, STAT, 31 Oct. 2021 Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021 When administered early enough, treatment with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, can prevent more severe disease, and hasten recovery. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, which should be given early on in the course of the disease. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2021 Likewise, doxycycline is an antibiotic used for a wide variety of human bacterial infections such as pneumonia and Lyme disease. Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2021 She was tested for Lyme disease and, because Lyme is common in southern Wisconsin, was started on doxycycline even before the results came back. New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
deoxy- + tetracycline
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
doxycycline
noun
doxy·cy·cline ˌdäk-sə-ˈsī-ˌklēn
: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C22H24N2O8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections