metronidazole

noun

met·​ro·​ni·​da·​zole ˌme-trə-ˈnī-də-ˌzōl 

: a drug C₆H₉N₃O₃ used especially to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria

Examples of metronidazole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One option is metronidazole, which comes in a gel or a cream. —Cindy Kuzma, Health, 16 Mar. 2024

Depending on the infection and the clinic, you might be given the option of oral or vaginal antibiotics (often, clindamycin or metronidazole) to treat BV. —Mara Santilli, SELF, 21 Mar. 2024

Topical metronidazole can cause stinging or burning. —Johnstone M. Kim, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2023

Kondo thinks metronidazole, also called MZ, could be an attractive tool. —Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 June 2023

That work then led to a small, ongoing clinical trial at the University of Louisville studying the effect of metronidazole for post-operative pain after endometriosis surgery. —Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 June 2023

Then again, Demodex can survive high concentrations of metronidazole, so maybe the mites are irrelevant to the substance’s actions. —Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2012

One of the primary medications recommended by the CDC for treating B. coli is metronidazole, but Harriet didn’t get it until five days after her diagnosis, the records show. —Greg Kahn, National Geographic, 8 July 2020

The antibiotics facing export limits are tinidazole, metronidazole, chloramphenicol, erythromycin salts, neomycin, clindamycin salts and ornidazole. —Vindu Goel, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

methyl + -tron- (probably alteration of nitro-) + imide + azole

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

metronidazole

noun

met·​ro·​ni·​da·​zole ˌme-trə-ˈnīd-ə-ˌzōl 

: an antiprotozoal and antibacterial drug C₆H₉N₃O₃ used especially to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria see flagyl