clindamycin

American  

[klin-duh-mahy-sin] / ˌklɪn dəˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a toxic semisynthetic antibiotic, C 18 H 33 ClN 2 O 5 S, used to treat serious infections chiefly due to various anaerobic bacteria, especially Bacteroides.

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Etymology

Origin of clindamycin

1965–70; by contraction and rearrangement of chloro-deoxylincomycin an alternate name, equivalent to chloro- ² + deoxy- + lincomycin an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; see -mycin

Example Sentences

Treatment with standard antibiotics amoxicillin and clindamycin caused dramatic shifts in the overall structure of bacterial populations in the mouse gut, diminishing the abundance several beneficial microbial groups, the team found.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

He said that on 29 November there was a "missed opportunity" to administer clindamycin, an antibiotic, which possibly contributed to Iona's death.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

“Got an IV of clindamycin, Benedryl and acetaminophen.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

But there are a few medications that have no data indicating adverse effects, Dr. Baldwin said, including metronidazole, clindamycin and azelaic acid.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2019

He ran down a list of unavailable medications, including ciprofloxacin, an all-purpose antibiotic, and clindamycin, a cheap antibiotic.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 6, 2016