narrow-spectrum

adjective

nar·row-spec·trum | \ ˈnar-(ˌ)ō-ˈspek-trəm, ˈnar-ə-

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Medical Definition of narrow-spectrum

: effective against only a limited range of organisms narrow-spectrum antibiotics effective only against gram-negative bacteria — compare broad-spectrum

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