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Streptomycin
Meaning
Noun
●
In Pharmaceutical drugs:
An
aminoglycoside
and
bactericidal
antibiotic
C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is
produced
by a
soil
actinomycete
(Streptomyces griseus), is
active
against many
bacteria
, and is
administered
via
intramuscular
injection
especially in the treatment of
infections
by
gram-negative
bacteria
. It was the first
drug
to be
successful
against
tuberculosis
but is now
chiefly
used with other
drugs
because of its
toxic
side
effects.
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Origin
streptomycin
English
-mycin
English
strepto-
English
στρεπτός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
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