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strep·to·my·cin
(strĕp′tə-mī′sĭn)n.
An antibiotic, C21H39N7O12, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, used to treat bacterial infections caused chiefly by gram-negative bacteria and used under certain conditions to treat tuberculosis.
[streptomyc(es) + -in.]
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streptomycin
(ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn)n
(Pharmacology) an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C21H39N7O12
[from Streptomyces, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in)]
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strep•to•my•cin
(ˌstrɛp təˈmaɪ sɪn)n.
an antibiotic, C21H39N7O12, produced by a streptomyces and used chiefly to treat tuberculosis.
[1944; < New Latin Streptomyc(es) (see streptomyces) + -in1]
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Noun | 1. | streptomycin - an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis 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" |
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streptomycine
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strep·to·my·cin
n. estreptomicina, antibiótico que se usa contra infecciones bacterianas.
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