noun
- Plural of erythromycin; a group of antibiotic drugs used to treat bacterial infections.
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical term; Typically used in plural form when referring to multiple types or instances of the drug
Examples
- Erythromycins are commonly prescribed to treat respiratory infections.
- The doctor explained that erythromycins work by stopping bacterial growth.
- Different erythromycins may have varying side effects and dosing schedules.
- Patients allergic to penicillin are sometimes given erythromycins as an alternative.
- Erythromycins have been used in medicine for decades to combat infections.