trimethoprim
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Trimethoprim.svg/250px-Trimethoprim.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From trimetho(xy) + p(y)rim(idine).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹʌɪˈmɛθ.ə(ʊ).pɹɪm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈmɛθ.əˌpɹɪm/
Noun
[edit]trimethoprim (countable and uncountable, plural trimethoprims)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide).
Derived terms
[edit]- -prim (“dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, antibacterial”)
- trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Translations
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References
[edit]- “trimethoprim”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “trimethoprim”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Czech
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[edit]Noun
[edit]trimethoprim m inan
- trimethoprim (an antibiotic used against, among other infections, those of the urinary tract)
Declension
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