noun
- a macrolide antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, especially respiratory and skin infections
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; often used in clinical and prescription contexts
Examples
- The doctor prescribed erythromycin to treat the patient's bacterial infection.
- Erythromycin is commonly used for respiratory tract infections.
- Some patients experience side effects from erythromycin, such as nausea.
- The antibiotic erythromycin works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis.
- Erythromycin has been used in medicine for over 70 years.