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superbug
[ soo-per-buhg ]
noun
- a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.
superbug
/ ˈsuːpəˌbʌɡ /
noun
- informal.an infective microorganism that has become resistant to antibiotics
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Origin of superbug1
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Example Sentences
Back at the hospital, Dad came down with a blood infection with MRSA, the horrific superbug that hangs around medical facilities.
Our visionary scientists have found the Achilles heel of yet another enemy of the State—the Superbug!
Drug-resistant gonorrhea, the so-called sex superbug found in Hawaii, is no killer on par with AIDS, as some reports suggest.
The latest superbug, NDM-1, has a shadowy past with hospitals.
No, but nearly one in eight of these cell phones were found to harbor MRSA, the rampant superbug found in hospitals.
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