Definition of erythromycin in English:
erythromycin
noun ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsɪnɪˌrɪθrəˈmaɪsɪn
mass nounMedicine An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
This is obtained from the streptomycete bacterium Streptomyces erythreus
Example sentencesExamples
- This strain was resistant to methicillin, cephalothin, gentamicin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline.
- The most frequently used topical antibiotics are clindamycin and erythromycin.
- Treatment is with antibiotics such as erythromycin and tetracycline.
- In its early stages, leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin.
- The disease responds to erythromycin or tetracycline and similar drugs.
Origin
1950s: from elements of the modern Latin taxonomic name Streptomyces erythreus + -in1.
Definition of erythromycin in US English:
erythromycin
nouniˌriTHrəˈmīsinɪˌrɪθrəˈmaɪsɪn
Medicine An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
This is obtained from the streptomycete bacterium Streptomyces erythreus
Example sentencesExamples
- The most frequently used topical antibiotics are clindamycin and erythromycin.
- The disease responds to erythromycin or tetracycline and similar drugs.
- This strain was resistant to methicillin, cephalothin, gentamicin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline.
- In its early stages, leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin.
- Treatment is with antibiotics such as erythromycin and tetracycline.
Origin
1950s: from elements of the modern Latin taxonomic name Streptomyces erythreus + -in.