[DOC] [TLE] Antibiotics - Wikipedia [PAR] Antibiotics, also called antibacterials, are a type of antimicrobial drug used in the 
treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. They may either kill or inhibit the 
growth of bacteria. ... Sometimes the term antibiotic is used to refer to any 
substance used against microbes, ...... A Greek-English Lexicon  via Perseus 
Project. [DOC] [TLE] Antibiotics | Chemistry@TutorVista.com [PAR] Antibiotic is a combination of two Greek word which means against life. These 
are chemical substances which produced by some microorganisms ... Hence 
when an actual bacterial infection happens, the antibiotic is not able to kill them 
due to .... Some antibiotics can kill or inhibit the growth of certain bacteria only, 
called... [DOC] [TLE] Immunologyc28,2913thedshortenedhighlightedmiss-1 - Essentials of [PAR] Phagocytes use these chemicals to kill ingested bacteria by oxidation of cellular 
..... in controlling infections in which pathogens can reproduce within living cells (
ex. ... is a natural or synthetic chemical that kills or inhibits growth of 
microorganisms. ... Antibiotics: (Greek: against life)Compounds produced by one 
species of... [DOC] [TLE] Antibiotics-good or bad for us? [PAR] Nov 18, 2015 ... In common usage, an antibiotic (from the Ancient Greek: D  anti , "against", ... 
broader group of antimicrobial compounds, used to treat infections ... occurring 
substances that kill bacteria but are not produced by ... rved that an airborne b 
acillus could inhibit the growth of Bacillus anthracis.). These d. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about MEDICINE - StudyStack [PAR] THIS BRANCH OF MEDICINE IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "MIND CURE", 
PSYCHIATRY .... FROM THE GREEK FOR "AGAINST LIFE", THESE 
SUBSTANCES KILL OR INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS, 
ANTIBIOTICS ... IT'S MEDICINE BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT AN 
ORGANISM IS MORE THAN... [DOC] [TLE] Natural Antibiotics - Huntly Centre - Posts [PAR] In 1894, antibiotic was used as an adjective "destructive to micro-organisms". ... 
substances that kill bacteria but that are not produced by micro-organisms, ... to 
inhibit the growth or to destroy bacteria and other micro-organisms, used ... 
Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections. ... Some of these 
are:. [DOC] [TLE] Antibiotic Discovery - Boundless [PAR] Observations of antibiosis between micro-organisms led to the discovery of ... as 
a descriptive name of the phenomenon exhibited by these early antibacterial 
drugs. ... and Robert Koch observed that an airborne bacillus could inhibit the 
growth ... create chemicals that would act as a selective drug that would bind to 
and kill... [DOC] [TLE] broad spectrum antibiotics - Dr Sanjana Ravindra - SlideShare [PAR] Feb 17, 2016 ... Acute USES OF ANTIBIOTICS Infections of all systems Pus formation ..... 5) 
ANTIBIOTIC AGENT Against life (Greek-anti means against and biosis means life
). Chemical substances produced by microorganisms that have the ... can inhibit 
the growth and/or multiplication or kill another microorganism. [DOC] [TLE] Antibiotics - Scribd [PAR] In common usage, an antibiotic (from the Ancien Greek:   anti, "against", and 
... bios, "life") is a substance or compound that kills, or inhibits the growth of, 
bacteria. ... Antibiotics diffuse out from antibioticcontaining disks and inhibit 
growth of S. ... effect on microorganisms: Those that kill bacteria are bactericidal 
agents. [DOC] [TLE] Possible Replacements for Antibiotics in Post-Antibiotic Era ... [PAR] The term antibiotics literally means against life; in this case, against microbes. ... 
The idea of killing microorganisms using chemicals Ehrlich predated. .... There 
was used the purified substance was produced bacteria to inhibit the growth of 
other (Gewirtz, ... Antibacterial are specifically designed to treat bacterial 
infections. [DOC] [TLE] In terms of chemistry, how do antibiotics kill bacteria and how do ... [PAR] On the basis of chemistry and pharmacology, an antibiotic, derived from the 
Greek words which ... Some antibiotics are bacteriostatic and prevent bacterial 
growth giving time for the immune system to act. ... by any viruses they are 
chemical compounds which inhibit mainly various stages of a viral infection such 
as membrane... [DOC] [TLE] Antibiotics - SchoolNova [PAR] Demonstrated that

Question: From the Greek for "against life", these substances kill or inhibit the growth of infectious organisms
Answer: Antibiotics