antibiótico

Definitions of antibiótico
  1. noun
    a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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    actinomicina
    any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
    anfotericina
    an antibiotic and antifungal agent
    bacitracina
    a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
    cefaloridina
    a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin
    cefalosporina
    one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
    cloranfenicol
    an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
    cicloserina
    an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus
    eritromicina
    an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
    gramicidina
    an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria
    lincomicina
    antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
    neomicina
    an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery
    novobiocina
    an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
    nistatina
    an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes
    oxitetraciclina, terramicina
    a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
    penicilina
    any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
    polimixina
    any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium
    piocianina
    a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus
    estreptomicina
    an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
    tirotricina
    a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
    viomicina
    a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis
    ampicilina
    semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
    griseofulvina
    a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium
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