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单词 metronidazole
释义

metronidazole

[ me-truh-nahy-duh-zohl ]
/ ˌmɛ trəˈnaɪ dəˌzoʊl /

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C6H9N3O3, used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.

Origin of metronidazole

First recorded in 1960–65; contraction of 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole part of the chemical name

Words nearby metronidazole

metrofibroma, Metroliner, metrology, metrolymphangitis, metromalacia, metronidazole, metronome, metronymic, metroparalysis, metropathia hemorrhagica, metropathy
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British Dictionary definitions for metronidazole

metronidazole
/ (ˌmɛtrəˈnaɪdəˌzəʊl) /

noun

a pale yellow crystalline compound used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis. Formula: C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3

Word Origin for metronidazole

C20: from me (thyl) + (ni) tro- + -n- + (im) id (e) + azole
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for metronidazole

metronidazole
[ mĕt′rə-nīdə-zōl′ ]

n.

A synthetic antimicrobial drug used in the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis and intestinal amebiasis.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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