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methicillin

/ˌmeθ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa um antibiótico do grupo das penicilinas, usado no tratamento de certas infecções causadas por estafilococos.

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C2formalcommonmedical/ˌmeθ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

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A noun referring to an antibiotic drug of the penicillin family, used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um antibiótico do grupo das penicilinas, usado no tratamento de certas infecções causadas por estafilococos.
  1. Antibiotic drug B2 formal medical

    A type of antibiotic from the penicillin family, used primarily to treat infections caused by certain staphylococcal bacteria.

    • Methicillin was once commonly used to treat resistant staph infections.
    • The discovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) led to changes in antibiotic use.
    • The doctor prescribed methicillin for the patient's severe skin infection.

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  • methicillin's possessive singular form