It is critical that you have a strong working knowledge of. medical terminology. The language of medicine is primarily. derived from ancient Greek and Latin. Medical terminol-. ogy is used in international language, and it is also neces-. sary for communicating with other medical personnel.
, ampicillin ampicillin, a penicillin-type antibiotic that is effective against both gram-negative microorganisms and gram-positive microorganisms such as Escherichia coli. It is often used in the treatment of urinary tract infections, but resistant organisms are increasingly common.....etracyclines tetracycline, any of a group of antibiotics produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. They are effective against a wide range of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, interfering with protein synthesis in these microorganisms (see Gram's stain)...... Click the link for more information.
Submit. Â· just now. Report Abuse. If you're asking why the name penicillin appears both as the name of the organism as well as the antibiotic it produces, its because when Alexander Fleming (well his lab assistant really) discovered the fungus that killed off the bacteria on the petri dish, it did not yet have a name.est Answer: Penicillium, like other organisms, produces a substance that keeps other organisms away. It is an antibiotic (ANTI=against, BIOTIC=living substance) that was able to be purified and turned into a useful drug. This is not uncommon among bacteria and other microorganisms. Source(s):