metronidazole

noun

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

Definition of metronidazole

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

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Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, "What Are the Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis and How Do I Know if I Have It?," 18 Sep. 2018 Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, "What Are the Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis and How Do I Know if I Have It?," 18 Sep. 2018 Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, "What Are the Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis and How Do I Know if I Have It?," 18 Sep. 2018 Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, "What Are the Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis and How Do I Know if I Have It?," 18 Sep. 2018 Trichomonioasis is also typically treated with metronidazole or tinidazole, two of those drugs often used for bacterial vaginosis. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Here’s What Could Be Going On if You Have Fishy Vaginal Odor," 26 June 2018 The symptoms were so unpleasant that metronidazole itself was studied as a treatment for alcoholism. — Richard Klasco, New York Times, "Can I Drink Alcohol While Taking Antibiotics?," 15 June 2018 In the 1960s, the antibiotic metronidazole (brand name Flagyl) was introduced into the United States. — Richard Klasco, New York Times, "Can I Drink Alcohol While Taking Antibiotics?," 15 June 2018 That's in comparison to an antibiotic called metronidazole, which is predicted to be 70-80% effective—with a recurrence rate of 33% at the three-month mark and 49-66% after one year, according to the study. — Jazmine Polk, Health.com, "Women Are Using Roach Poison to Treat Chronic Bacterial Vaginosis. Here's What Ob-Gyns Say," 6 Feb. 2018

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metronidazole

noun

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

Medical Definition of metronidazole

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