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nounbenzathine penicillin (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of benzathine benzylpenicillin.
The standard dosage of 2.4 million units of benzathine ^([sic]) penicillin prescribed for syphilis resolved symptoms of the disease, and physicians assumed they were killing the organism.
1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 8Synonyms: benzathine benzylpenicillin
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nounSynonym of benzathine benzylpenicillin.
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