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Definition of Methicillin
1. Noun. Antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections.
Definition of Methicillin
1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) An antibiotic drug, chemically related to penicillin, often used against strains of bacteria which have become resistant to penicillin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Methicillin
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Methicillin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Methicillin
Literary usage of Methicillin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Almost all infective strains derived from humans are resistant to the penicillinase-
resistant penicillins such as methicillin and oxacillin. ..."
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