n. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic, derived from fluoroquinolone.
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n. an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
Word Usage
"Kohane and colleagues tested their prototype lens with an antibiotic called ciprofloxacin, which is commonly used to treat eye infections."