See Also: norfloxacin(medicine)
Norfloxacin(health)

sergeantry (iou) and norfloxacin (medicine)


sergeantry (iou)



sergeantry noun.Also serjeantry. LME.
[Old French sergenterie (Anglo-Latin sergenteria etc.) formed as SERGEANT: see -ERY.]
= SERJEANTY 1. LME-M19.
The rank or office of sergeant or serjeant. LME-M17.

norfloxacin (medicine)


norfloxacin
<chemical> 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid. Quinoline-derived synthetic antibacterial agent with a very broad spectrum of action. Oral administration yields highly bactericidal plasma, tissue, and urine levels. Norfloxacin inhibits bacterial DNA-gyrase and is used in gastrointestinal, eye, and urinary infections.

Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, fluoroquinolone, enzyme inhibitors.

Chemical name: 3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-