Synonyms for antibiotic
ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, -bi-, ˌæn ti-, -taɪ-an·tibi·ot·ic

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1. antibiotic, antibiotic drugadjective

   a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

   "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

   Synonyms:
   antibiotic drug

2. antibioticadjective

   of or relating to antibiotic drugs

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1. List of paraphrases for "antibiotic":

   antibiotics, antimicrobial

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. antibiotic

   Synonyms:
   Anti-biotic
   

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1. Jerome Adams:

   If these people get an antibiotic-resistant infection, it can be truly devastating.

2. Avinash Kar:

   Solving antibiotic resistance will require ending the rampant overuse of these drugs in livestock. Until then, these lifesaving drugs will increasingly fail when sick people need them—and, as CDC recognized, 'everyone is at risk,'.

3. Robin Patel:

   If you don’t need an antibiotic, there are definite downsides to taking one.

4. Jeremy Snyder:

   Previous research has shown that crowdfunding is being used for unproven stem cell interventions and alternative cancer interventions. This paper builds on that research by confirming the existence these areas of concern and also demonstrating that this problematic fundraising is going on for HBOT for brain injury and antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, the public should know that their money may be wasted on ineffective treatments or even used for dangerous interventions that could harm the health of those they are seeking to help. If their aim is to help others, there are a variety of well run, science-based charities that very effectively help those in medical need.

5. Amesh Adalja:

   There may be limits to what antibiotic stewardship can do.