| antibiotic |
(an-tih-by-AH-tik): A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms.
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| antibiotic |
any of various substances (eg penicillin) produced by microorganisms or made synthetically, that can inhibit or destroy susceptible microorganisms.
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| antibiotic resistance |
the capacity of bacteria to inactivate or exclude antibiotics or otherwise block their inhibitory or killing effects. Resistant bacteria evolve as a result of using antibiotics. Antibiotics kill or inhibit susceptible bacteria and resistant ones survive.
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| antibiotic resistance |
Frequent exposure to an antibiotic provides conditions favorable to the evolution of germs which are resistant to (ie not harmed by) that antibiotic.
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