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TETRACYCLINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tetracycline" is a kind of...):
antibacterial; antibacterial drug; bactericide (any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tetracycline"):
Declomycin; demeclocycline hydrochloride (tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections)
Minocin; minocycline (tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections)
Context examples:
A combination preparation containing minocycline, a broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotic, and ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) with antimicrobial and anticoagulant activities.
(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of minocycline, a broad spectrum long-acting derivative of the antibiotic tetracycline, with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities.
(Minocycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A soluble, complex bismuth salt of citric acid used in combination with metronidazole and tetracycline to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infections.
(Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)
The hyclate salt form of doxycycline, a synthetic, broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic exhibiting antimicrobial activity.
(Doxycycline hyclate, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of demeclocycline, a broad-spectrum, tetracycline derivative exhibiting antimicrobial, aquaretic and chelating activities.
(Demeclocycline hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
This tetracycline is active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms, spirochetes, rickettsial species, certain protozoa and Mycoplasma and Chlamydia organisms.
(Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
