- metronidazole
- A drug that is used to treat infection and is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic. Also called Flagyl.
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Metronidazole — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 (2 methyl 5 nitro 1H … Wikipedia
Metronidazole — Métronidazole Métronidazole Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Métronidazole — Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
métronidazole — ● métronidazole nom masculin Médicament chimique synthétique possédant des propriétés antiparasitaires, utilisé dans le traitement des affections à trichomonas, de la lambliase et de l amibiase … Encyclopédie Universelle
metronidazole — [me΄trə nī′də zōl΄] n. Med. a synthetic drug, C6H9N3O3, used to treat bacterial or protozoan infections, esp. amebiasis and trichomoniasis … English World dictionary
metronidazole benzoate — [USP] the benzoate salt of metronidazole, having the same uses as the base; administered orally … Medical dictionary
metronidazole hydrochloride — the hydrochloride salt of metronidazole, administered intravenously for the same indications for which the base is used intravenously … Medical dictionary
metronidazole — noun Etymology: methyl + tron (probably alteration of nitro ) + imide + azole Date: 1960 a drug C6H9N3O3 used especially to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria … New Collegiate Dictionary
metronidazole — Antiprotozoal and antibacterial drug … Dictionary of molecular biology
metronidazole — /me treuh nuy deuh zohl /, n. Pharm. a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C6H9N3O3, used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections. [1960 65; contr. of 2 methyl 5… … Universalium
metronidazole — noun An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat a range of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections … Wiktionary
