gentamicin

noun
gen·​ta·​mi·​cin | \ ˌjen-tə-ˈmī-sᵊn How to pronounce gentamicin (audio) \

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)

First Known Use of gentamicin

1963, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for gentamicin

alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet + kanamycin; from the color of the actinomycete

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gentamicin

noun
gen·​ta·​mi·​cin | \ ˌjent-ə-ˈmīs-ᵊn How to pronounce gentamicin (audio) \

Medical Definition of gentamicin

: a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture that is derived from two actinomycetes of the genus Micromonospora (M. purpurea and M. echinospora) and is extensively used in the form of the sulfate in treating infections especially of the urinary tract