noun
- A broad-spectrum antibiotic of the penicillin family, used to treat bacterial infections.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; typically used in clinical and healthcare contexts
Examples
- The doctor prescribed ampicillin to treat the patient's urinary tract infection.
- Ampicillin is effective against many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
- Some patients may experience an allergic reaction to ampicillin if they are sensitive to penicillin.
- The laboratory tested the bacteria's resistance to ampicillin.
- Ampicillin was one of the first broad-spectrum antibiotics developed.