Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C23H27N3O7, derived from tetracycline and used usually in the form of its hydrochloride.
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- noun A
tetracycline antibiotic used to treatbacterial and otherinfections
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- noun tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This is a small study, an early study but an interesting one nonetheless looking at an antibiotic, of all medications, known as minocycline in trying to figure out if you give this medication, not within 3 hours but even up to within 13 hours after someone is having a stroke.
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The drug, called minocycline, has been used for decades to control acne, but the new findings suggest it inhibits HIV that has infected cells from reactivating and replicating itself.
U.S. News 2010
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Serra told her he'd previously taken a generic drug called minocycline before that worked well.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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Published studies indicated that a widely used antibiotic, minocycline, appeared to slow disease progression in mice.
Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases Amy Dockser Marcus 2012
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In the end, the trial showed not only that minocycline didn't work in ALS, but that it accelerated the illness.
Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases Amy Dockser Marcus 2012
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It turned out he was taking the antibiotic minocycline, and it had caused a reaction.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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It turned out he was taking the antibiotic minocycline, and it had caused a reaction.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Neurological and date and minocin necessary in minocromil working life minocycline monkeys.
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It turned out he was taking the antibiotic minocycline, and it had caused a reaction.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Antibiotics to avoid include metronidazole (Flagyl and generic); quinolones, such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro and generic); and tetracyclines, such as doxycycline (Vibramycin and generic) or minocycline (Minocin and generic).
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