amphoterrible
English
Etymology
Blend of amphotericin B + terrible.
Noun
amphoterrible (uncountable)
- (informal, mildly humorous, pharmacology) The antifungal medication amphotericin B, known for its severe and potentially lethal side effects.
- 1999 October 1, Steven B. Harris, “Re: Flu Shot Time Again”, in misc.health.alternative, Usenet:
- A few days later he was in the ICU candida growing out of everywhere. If it hadn' been for amphoterrible, he'd have been a dead duck.
- 2018, Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers, Viking Press, →ISBN:
- Dr. Cheng said, “I want you to just nod or shake your head. If I can't understand you, we'll go to Fiona, alright? I want to know if I have your okay to take you off the pentam and the amphoterrible. That means we'd be officially starting hospice. And I want you on morphine.”
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