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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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Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
From translingual Streptomyces + -in. By surface analysis, strepto- + -mycin.
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Interlingua:
streptomycina
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Spanish:
estreptomicina
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