dihydrostreptomycin

noun

di·hy·dro·strep·to·my·cin | \ -ˌstrep-tə-ˈmīs-ᵊn

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Medical Definition of dihydrostreptomycin

: a toxic antibiotic C₂₁H₄₁N₇O₁₂ formerly used in the treatment of tuberculosis, tularemia, and infections caused by gram-negative organisms but abandoned because of its tendency to impair hearing

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