noun
- Plural of ampicillin; a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics of the penicillin family used to treat bacterial infections.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; typically used in clinical or scientific contexts
Examples
- The doctor prescribed ampicillins to treat the patient's respiratory infection.
- Different ampicillins are used depending on the type of bacterial infection.
- Ampicillins are commonly administered orally or intravenously in hospitals.
- The laboratory tested the bacteria's resistance to various ampicillins.
- Patients allergic to penicillin may also react to ampicillins.