Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A synthetic antibiotic, C17H19N2O6NaS, related to penicillin and most commonly used in treatment of infections caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococci.
Wiktionary
- n. pharmacology An antibiotic drug, chemically related to penicillin, often used against strains of bacteria which have become resistant to penicillin.
WordNet 3.0
- n. antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
Etymologies
- methi- + -cilin (Wiktionary)
- meth- + (pen)icillin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Public health officials have been concerned about superbugs, particularly one type prevalent in hospitals known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, because they can kill patients.”
The Wall Street Journal: Gene Makes 'Superbugs' Resistant to Drugs
“Recently, more attention has been paid to a particular strain of staph called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.”
“But the children had somehow contracted a strain called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which is resistant to many drugs, including those they were given.”
“One such infection, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has caused much concern.”
The Wall Street Journal: One Big Antibiotic Dose Fights MRSA, Study Says
“He developed a drug-resistant staph infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).”
“It was the latest to close after a student contracted a virulent and drug-resistant bacterium called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.”
“CARROLL: Bonds struggled for a week before dying from the aggressive infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA, a mutated strain of a Staph infection.”
“CARROLL: Bonds struggled for a week before dying from the infection called methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA, a mutated strain of a staph infection.”
“KEILAR: It's called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA.”
“KEILAR: It's called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus or MRSA and it's not just in Virginia.”
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