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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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