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Cip·ro

(sĭp′rō)

A trademark for the drug ciprofloxacin.

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Noun

Cipro - an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints

ciprofloxacin

antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service

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* New Antibiotic Warning: The FDA is beefing up warnings about the risk of developing tendonitis and tendon rupture while taking the antibiotics Levaquin, Cipro, Avelox, Floxin, Factive, and Noroxin.

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A post-publication note: The FDA recently issued a "black box" warning for Cipro and other fluoroquinolones.