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)
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Origin and Etymology of gentamicin
alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet + kanamycin; from the color of the actinomycete
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gentamicin
playMedical 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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