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Definition of Oxytetracycline
1. Noun. A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections.
Generic synonyms: Antibiotic, Antibiotic Drug
Language type: Trademark
Definition of Oxytetracycline
1. Noun. A tetracycline antibiotic that works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oxytetracycline
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oxytetracycline
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxytetracycline
Literary usage of Oxytetracycline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Administered to sows at 3 milligrams of oxytetracycline per pound of body weight
approximately 8 hours before farrowing or immediately after farrowing. ..."
2. Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery by Granvil D. Treece, Joe M. Fox (1999)
"oxytetracycline "oxytetracycline is used to treat bacterial disease in shrimp
... oxytetracycline has been approved by FDA as a feed additive for use in ..."
3. Assessing Potential Ocean Pollutants: A Report of the Study Panel on by Ocean Affairs Board (1975)
"Fish Culture Use oxytetracycline is probably the most widely used ... The concentration
of oxytetracycline administered in the feed is 2.5 to 3.75 grams per ..."
4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"oxytetracycline, SINGLE DOSE /O DAYS (.ONLY] col was given once daily; a slight
effect was observable when it was given twice daily. ..."
5. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Ampicillin, but not oxytetracycline, effectively cleared the mice of a carrier
state, as determined by nasopharyngeal cultures (14). ..."
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