gentamicin
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.gen·ta·mi·cin
noun \ˌjen-tə-ˈmī-sən\Definition of GENTAMICIN
: a broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora) and extensively used as the sulfate in treating infections (as of the urinary tract)
Origin of GENTAMICIN
alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet + kanamycin; from the color of the actinomycete
First Known Use: 1963
gen·ta·mi·cin
noun \ˌjent-ə-ˈmīs-ən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GENTAMICIN
: a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture that is derived from two actinomycetes of the genus Micromonospora (M. purpurea and M. echinospora) and is extensively used in the form of the sulfate in treating infections especially of the urinary tract
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