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ciprofloxacin

cip·rof·lo·xacin

US/ˌsɪp.ɹəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints

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Origin

From cy(clo)pro(pyl) + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

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