Definition of Antibiotics

1. Noun. (plural of antibiotic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antibiotics

1. antibiotic [n] - See also: antibiotic

Medical Definition of Antibiotics

1. Drugs that fight infections. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antibiotics

antibiotic-resistant
antibiotic drug
antibiotic enterocolitis
antibiotic eye drops
antibiotic induced enteritis
antibiotic induced gastroenteritis
antibiotic ointment
antibiotic prophylaxis
antibiotic resistance
antibiotic resistance gene
antibiotic sensitivity
antibiotic sensitivity test
antibiotical
antibiotically
antibiotics (current term)
antibiotin
antibird
antiblack
antiblackism
antiblackisms
antiblast
antibleeding
antiblennorrhagic
antiblister
antiblue
antibodies
antibody
antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity
antibody-dependent enhancement

Literary usage of Antibiotics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"THE OF IN HOSPITALS 1 Use of In large surgical hospitals, half of ail antibiotics are used to prevent possible infections (prophylaxis) (Kernodle and Kaiser ..."

2. Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops by National Research Council, Bls, National Academies Press (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2006)
"Such probiotic therapies could extend the lifespan of traditional broad-spectrum antibiotics because their use in the healthy community essentially converts ..."

3. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Frederic Solomon (1986)
"In each category of injury—radiation, blast, burn—antibiotics are the most crucial ... In general, the antibiotics essential for these casualties would be ..."

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