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doxycycline
This term refers to a specific pharmaceutical compound. In medical and clinical settings, it is used as a precise technical identifier for the medication, distinguishing it from other tetracyclines like minocycline or tetracycline. It carries a neutral, scientific connotation and is used across all registers from professional medical journals to patient prescriptions.
As a chemical substance and medication, the word is treated as an uncountable noun. It describes the drug as a mass or a general entity rather than individual units. To refer to specific quantities, clinicians use partitive constructions such as "a dose of doxycycline" or "a course of doxycycline."
Meanings
Examples
The doctor prescribed a ten day course of doxycycline to treat the infection.
I need to finish all the doxycycline even if I feel better.
Avoid direct sunlight while taking doxycycline because it increases photosensitivity.
Doxycycline is often used as a first line treatment for Lyme disease.
Take the doxycycline with a full glass of water to avoid throat irritation.
My dermatologist suggested doxycycline to clear up my cystic acne.
Does this patient have any allergies to doxycycline or other tetracyclines?
I wonder if the doxycycline is starting to work since the swelling went down.