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pen·i·cil·lin

(pĕn′ĭ-sĭl′ĭn)
n.
1. An antibiotic drug obtained from molds especially of the genus Penicillium or produced synthetically, available in various preparations and usually used to treat infections caused by gram-positive bacteria.
2. Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotic drugs, synthetic or semisynthetic, that are derived from penicillin.
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penicillin

(ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪn)
n
(Pharmacology) any of a group of antibiotics with powerful bactericidal action, used to treat many types of infections, including pneumonia, gonorrhoea, and infections caused by streptococci and staphylococci: originally obtained from the fungus Penicillium, esp P. notatum. Formula: R-C9H11N2O4S where R is one of several side chains
[C20: from penicillium]
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pen•i•cil•lin

(ˌpɛn əˈsɪl ɪn)

n.
any of several antibiotics produced naturally or semisynthetically from molds of the genus Penicillium, widely used to prevent and treat bacterial infection and other diseases.
[1929]
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pen·i·cil·lin

(pĕn′ĭ-sĭl′ĭn)
Any of a group of antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds, used to treat or prevent infections caused by a wide variety of bacteria.
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Noun 1. [画像:penicillin - any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases]penicillin - any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
amoxicillin, Amoxil, Augmentin, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox - an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
ampicillin, Polycillin, Principen, SK-Ampicillin - semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
Fulvicin, griseofulvin - a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium
methicillin - antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
penicillinase-resistant antibiotic - a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase
penicillin F - the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain
benzylpenicillin, penicillin G - the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
penicillin O - a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently
penicillin V, phenoxymethyl penicillin - a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids
piperacillin, Pipracil - a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
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Translations
بِنْسلينبِنْسِلِين
penicilinpenicilín
penicillin
penisilliini
penicilin
penicillin
pensillín
ペニシリン
페니실린
penicilinas
penicilīna-penicilīns
penicilínpenicilínový
penicillin
เพนนิซิลิน
thuốc penicillin

penicillin

[ˌpenɪˈsɪlɪn] N → penicilina f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

penicillin

[ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n → pénicilline f penicillin tabletpenicillin tablet n → comprimé m de pénicilline
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penicillin

n → Penizillin nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

penicillin

[ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n → penicillina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

penicillin

(peniˈsilin) noun
a kind of antibiotic medicine which kills many harmful bacteria. The doctor gave her penicillin; (also adjective) penicillin injections. penisillien بِنْسلين пеницилин penicilina penicilín(ový) das Penicillin, Penicillin... penicillin; penicillin- πενικιλίνη penicilina penitsilliin پنی سیلین penisilliini pénicilline פניצילין पेंसिलिन med.penicilin penicillin penisilin pensillín penicillina ペニシリン 페니실린 penicilinas penicilīns; penicilīna- penisilin penicilline penicillin penicylina پنسلين ( يو ډول دوا penicilina (cu) penicilină пенициллин penicilín; penicilinový penicilin penicilin penicillin ยาปฏิชีวนะ penisilin 青黴素(盤尼西林) пеніцилін پنسيلين thuốc pênixilin 青霉素(盘尼西林)
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penicillin

→ بِنْسِلِين penicilin penicillin Penizillin πενικιλίνη penicilina penisilliini pénicilline penicilin penicillina ペニシリン 페니실린 penicilline penicillin penicylina penicilina пенициллин penicillin เพนนิซิลิน penisilin thuốc penicillin 青霉素
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pen·i·cil·lin

n. penicilina, antibiótico que se obtiene directa o indirectamente de un grupo de cultivos del hongo de la especie Penicillium.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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penicillin

n penicilina
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The use of prokaryote inhibitors (such as antibiotics) to control bacterial growth in cultures of planktonic organisms began in the 1940s, when penicillin was used to obtain bacteria-free cultures of the protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus (Riedmuller, 1928) (Ithaca & Mahmoud, 1944), and their use increased after the discovery of streptomycin in 1943, tetracycline in 1945 and neomycin in 1949.
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Among the earliest known clinical uses of penicillin was by Cecil George Paine, a pathologist at the Sheffield Royal Infirmary, who successfully used it in 1930 to treat gonococcal conjunctivitis in neonates.
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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, examined the relationship between penicillin allergy and development of MRSA and C.
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Blumenthal, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a population-based matched cohort study to examine the correlation between penicillin allergy and development of MRSA and C.
Penicillin Allergy Linked to MRSA, C. Difficile Risk; Association is mediated by increased use of ?-lactam alternative antibiotics
[USA], June 28 ( ANI ): Penicillin allergies can increase the risk of drug resistant 'superbug' infections, according to a study.
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Now, for the first time, experts at Newcastle University, whose study is published online today in Cell, have identified how lysozyme and penicillin could work in combination to cause recurrent infections.
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