Combined Science GCSE
Antibiotic
What Antibiotic means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Antibiotic
A medicine that helps to cure bacterial disease by killing infective bacteria inside the body.
Topics that use Antibiotic
- Health, disease and the development of medicines (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Antibiotic in the exam
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