different between clarithromycin vs metronidazole

English

Alternative forms

• 6-O-methylerythromycin

Etymology

From [Term?] +? (e)rythromycin.

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kl?????.????m??.s?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kl?????.???ma?.sn?/

Noun

clarithromycin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₆₉NO₁₃ (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections.

Translations

References

• “clarithromycin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

From me(thyl) +? -tronidazole (“alteration of nitroimidazole”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?.t???n??.d?.z??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?.t???na?.d??zo?l/

Noun

metronidazole (countable and uncountable, plural metronidazoles)

1. (pharmacology) An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.

Derived terms

• -nidazole (“antiprotozoal or radiosensitizer”)

Translations

References

• “metronidazole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “metronidazole”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).