CHLORAMPHENICOL

chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin

(noun) an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

chloramphenicol (countable and uncountable, plural chloramphenicols)

(medicine) A broad-spectrum antibiotic originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae but now produced synthetically

Source: Wiktionary



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12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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