gentamicin

(jent′ə mī′sin)

noun

a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from soil actinomycetes (genus Micromonospora), used in treating a wide variety of serious infections

Origin: < gentian violet (color of the organism) + -mycin

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noun

A broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from an actinomycete of the genus Micromonospora, used in its sulfate form to treat various infections.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of gentamycin

Origin: : gent(i)a(n violet)

Origin: + -mycin

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