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gentamicin definition

gen·ta·mi·cin (jent′ə mī′sin)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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