different between metronidazole vs paromomycin

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).

English

Alternative forms

• aminosidine, monomycin

Etymology

Blend of Ancient Greek ????????? (parómoios, “closely resembling”) +? neomycin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pa.???.m???m??.s?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pæ?.?m.o??ma?.sn?/
• Rhymes: -a?s?n

Noun

paromomycin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.

References

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