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Pronunciation / Transliteration: antibiotique
"Le médecin lui a prescrit un antibiotique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms, especially bacteria.
"The doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics for her throat infection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1941 by Selman Waksman from anti- ('against') + biotic ('pertaining to life'), from Greek biotikos.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Antibiotic" is said worldwide
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antibiotique
Transliteration: antibiotique
"Le médecin lui a prescrit un antibiotique."
Antibiotikum
Transliteration: Antibiotikum
"Der Arzt verschrieb ein Antibiotikum."
antibiotico
Transliteration: antibiotico
"Il medico gli ha prescritto un antibiotico."
antibiótico
Transliteration: antibiótico
"El médico le recetó un antibiótico."
antibiótico
Transliteration: antibiótico
"O médico receitou um antibiótico."
प्रतिbiotic
Transliteration: pratibiotic
Script: एंटीबायोटिक
"डॉक्टर ने एक एंटीबायोटिक लिखा।"
抗生素
Transliteration: kàngshēngsù
"医生给我开了抗生素。"
항생제
Transliteration: hangsaengje
"의사가 항생제를 처방해 주었다."
抗生物質
Transliteration: kōseibushitsu
"医者は抗生物質を処方した。"
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