adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving antibiotics; by means of antibiotics
Usage: formal/technical; commonly used in medical and scientific contexts
Examples
- The infection was treated antibiotically with a course of penicillin.
- Patients were managed antibiotically to prevent secondary bacterial infections.
- The wound was cleaned and antibiotically dressed to promote healing.
- The disease can be controlled antibiotically in its early stages.
- Doctors decided to proceed antibiotically rather than surgically.