lincocin
Noun: A specific antibiotic medication. It is obtained from a type of Streptomyces bacterium and is used to treat serious bacterial infections, particularly those that are resistant to penicillin and similar antibiotics. "Lincocin" is a trade name for the drug lincomycin.
This word is used primarily in medical, pharmaceutical, and healthcare contexts. It refers to the specific drug substance or its commercial preparation. - It is typically used as a non-count noun when referring to the medication as a substance (e.g., a dose of Lincocin). - It can function as a count noun when referring to specific units like vials or injections (e.g., administer the Lincocin).
- The doctor prescribed Lincocin for the staphylococcal infection.
- Due to the patient's allergy to penicillin, Lincocin was the antibiotic of choice.
- Lincocin is effective against certain anaerobic bacteria.
- Therapeutic Use: The term is used when discussing treatment protocols for resistant infections.
- The standard therapy included a course of Lincocin.
- Pharmacology: Used in contexts describing drug mechanisms, sources, or spectrum of activity.
- Lincocin inhibits bacterial protein synthesis.
- Lincomycin: The generic, non-proprietary name for the antibiotic. This is the term used in formal pharmacology and scientific literature.
- The active ingredient in Lincocin is lincomycin hydrochloride.
- Lincomycin (the generic drug name).
- Antibiotic (a broader category to which it belongs).
This word has a single, specific meaning as a proprietary name for a prescription antibiotic. It does not have different meanings in common usage. Its use is highly specialized.
- antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections