gentamicin
gen·ta·mi·cin
noun \ˌjen-tə-ˈmī-sən\Definition of GENTAMICIN
: a broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora) and extensively used as the sulfate in treating infections (as of the urinary tract)
Origin of GENTAMICIN
alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet + kanamycin; from the color of the actinomycete
First Known Use: 1963
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