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azithromycin

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azithromycin

noun
a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body 
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Main Entry: azith·ro·my·cin
Pronunciation: &-"zith-rO-'mIs-&n
Function: noun
: a semisynthetic macrolide antibioticC38H72N2O12 that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent—see ZITHROMAX
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