Definition of metronidazole in English:
metronidazole
noun ˌmɛtrəˈnʌɪdəzəʊlˌmetrəˈnīdəˌzōl
mass nounMedicine A synthetic drug used to treat trichomoniasis and some similar infections.
Chemical formula: C₆H₉N₃O₃
Example sentencesExamples
- Other antibiotics include clindamycin, metronidazole, and trimethoprim.
- The standard perioperative care consisted of lactulose, metronidazole and analgesics.
- Enteric flora modification with antibiotics, such as metronidazole or neomycin, is a second-line treatment, and can be used in combination with lactulose.
- The patient was treated with cefepime, vancomycin hydrochloride, metronidazole, tobramycin sulfate, and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor.
- Because of the risks to infants whose mothers have trichomonas, some researchers have recommended that pregnant women who have the infection be treated with the antibiotic metronidazole.
Origin
1960s: from me(thyl) + (ni)tro- + (im)idazole.