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streptomycin

[ strep-tuh-mahy-sin ]

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noun

, Pharmacology.

an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.

streptomycin

/ ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn /

an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C 21 H 39 N 7 O 12

streptomycin

/ strĕp′tə-mī′sĭn /

An aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 21 H 39 O 12 N 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, given as an intramuscular injection to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.

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1944; < New Latin Streptomyc ( es ) streptomyces + -in ²

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from Streptomyces, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in )

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Now that streptomycin is available, cases of tularemia in persons are easily cured.

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