n. A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
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n. a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
Word Usage
"By the early afternoon, the boy was diagnosed with pneumonia and was hooked up to an intravenous drip of an antibiotic called azithromycin, Ms Sultana told The Wall Street Journal."