noun
- an antibiotic drug used to treat certain bacterial infections, especially gonorrhea
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor prescribed spectinomycin to treat the patient’s gonorrhea.
- Spectinomycin is effective against certain strains of bacteria.
- The antibiotic spectinomycin works by inhibiting protein synthesis in bacteria.
- Some patients may be allergic to spectinomycin and require alternative treatments.
- Spectinomycin is administered by injection rather than taken orally.