Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A synthetic antimicrobial drug, C6H9N3O3, used in the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis, anaerobic bacterial infections, and intestinal amebiasis.
Wiktionary
- n. medicine An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat a range of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections
WordNet 3.0
- n. antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis
Etymologies
- me(thyl) + -tron- (alteration of nitro-) + (im)idazole. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“When diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis your doctor may prescribe you some type of antibiotic such as metronidazole and clindamycin.”
“Oral tetracycline antibiotics (tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline) and topical antibiotics such as metronidazole are usually the first line of defense prescribed by doctors to relieve papules, pustules, inflammation and some redness.”
“Even if there is not now a high prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria lurking silently in the moist armpits or groins of men and women in this country where you can buy antibiotics on the street corners—selecting amoxicillin or metronidazole from among the toilet paper rolls and toothpaste piled into these wheelbarrows—there surely soon will be.”
“To evaluate whether there is a role for metronidazole in combination with cirpofloxacin for treating mild to moderate pediatric Crohn's flares.”
“A medication called metronidazole, or Flagyl, will kill the trich and rid your body of the infection.”
“A recent study in adults demonstrated that metronidazole in combination with ciprofloxacin can be used as a possible alternative to steroid therapy to treat Crohn's flares.”
“Two prescription antimicrobial drugs, metronidazole (MetroGel and generic) and azelaic acid (Finacea), can control eruptions.”
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“Totally untrue with the exception of the antibiotic metronidazole.”
“Claris has also received a number of complaints from other countries on antibacterial ciprofloxacin, antibiotic metronidazole and nausea treatment ondansetron that were contaminated or suspected to be contaminated, leading it to recall these products, Mumbai-based Angel Broking said in a report.”
“The two that matter most are metronidazole (Flagyl) and tinidazole (Fasigyn) that are prescribed for certain bowel infections, including the notorious C diff, caused by anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen).”
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
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