loading...| Preferred Name |
Antibiotic |
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| Synonyms |
Antimicrobial antimicrobial Antibiotic Drugs Antibiotics Antimicrobial Agent Antibiotic Therapy Antibiotic Agents Antibiotic antibiotic |
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| Definitions |
Substances naturally produced by microorganisms or their derivatives that selectively target microorganisms not humans. Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms by targeting components of the microbial cell absent from human cells, including bacterial cell walls, cell membrane, and 30S or 50S ribosomal subunits. These substances are used in the treatment of bacterial and other microbial infections. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C258 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Substances that kill or inhibit the growth or other functions of microorganisms. These substances are used in the treatment of bacterial and other microbial infections, though this term is most often used to describe antibacterial agents. A substance that kills microorganisms such as bacteria or mold, or stops them from growing and causing disease. |
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| code |
C258 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128453 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159412 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CPTAC CTRP NICHD |
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| DEFINITION |
Substances naturally produced by microorganisms or their derivatives that selectively target microorganisms not humans. Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms by targeting components of the microbial cell absent from human cells, including bacterial cell walls, cell membrane, and 30S or 50S ribosomal subunits. These substances are used in the treatment of bacterial and other microbial infections. |
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| Display_Name |
Antibiotic |
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| FULL_SYN |
Antimicrobial antimicrobial Antibiotic Drugs Antibiotics Antimicrobial Agent Antibiotic Therapy Antibiotic Agents Antibiotic antibiotic |
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| label |
Antibiotic |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Antibiotic |
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| Preferred_Name |
Antibiotic |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C258 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0003232 |
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| subClassOf |