erythromycin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English erythromycin From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
- (countable, uncountable) A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃ produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythreus) and similar in its effects to penicillin, administered orally or topically in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| erythromycins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lexithromycin · nafithromycin · berythromycin · oxoerythromycin · azaerythromycin · flurithromycin · homoerythromycin · tulathromycin · modithromycin · roxithromycin · dirithromycin · clarithromycin · azithromycin · gamithromycin · telithromycin
Translations (44)
or ଏରିଥ୍ରୋମାଇସିନ (Translations) · ko 에리트로마이신 (Translations) · fr érythromycine (Translations) · id eritromisin (Translations) · tr eritromisin (Translations) · hu eritromicin (Translations) · ka ერითრომიცინი (Translations) · hy էրիթրոմիցին (Translations) · sh еритромѝцӣн (Translations) · nl erytromycine (Translations) · lv eritromicīns (Translations) · cmn 红霉素 (Translations) · th อิริโทรมัยซิน (Translations) · uz эритромицин (Translations) · wa eritromicene (Translations) · et erütromütsiin (Translations) · sk erytromycín (Translations) · it eritromicina (Translations) · lt eritromicinas (Translations) · oc eritromicina (Translations) · sl eritromicin (Translations) · ro eritromicină (Translations) · ru эритромици́н (Translations) · uz eritromitsin (Translations) · hi इरिथ्रोमाइसिन (Translations) · bg еритромицин (Translations) · mk еритромицин (Translations) · eu eritromizina (Translations) · pt eritromicina (Translations) · be эрытроміцін (Translations) · de Erythromycin (Translations) · ar إِرِيثْرُومِيسِين (Translations) · fi erytromysiini (Translations) · ca eritromicina (Translations) · is erýtrómýcín (Translations) · yue 紅黴素 /红霉素 (Translations) · sh eritromìcīn (Translations) · es eritromicina (Translations) · ja エリスロマイシン (Translations) · sv erytromycin (Translations) · uk еритроміцин (Translations) · dv އެރިތްރޯމައިސިން (Translations) · pl erytromycyna (Translations) · ht eritromisin (Translations)