Meaning Of The Word Gentamicin

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What's The Definition Of Gentamicin?

gentamicin in American English
a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from soil actinomycetes (genus Micromonospora), used in treating a wide variety of serious infections
noun: a highly toxic broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture of related aminoglycoside substances derived from the actinomycete bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, used in its sulfate form in the treatment of severe Gram-negative infections

gentamicin in British English
noun: a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections

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