vancomycin


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van·co·my·cin

(văng′kə-mī′sĭn, văn′kə-)
n.
An antibiotic, C66H75Cl2N9O24, obtained from the actinomycete Amycolatopsis orientalis (formerly Streptomyces orientalis), used usually in the form of its hydrochloride to treat infections of staphylococci and other gram-positive bacteria.
[vanco- (from shortening and alteration of vanquish) + -mycin.]
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vancomycin

(ˌvænkəʊˈmaɪsɪn)
n
(Pharmacology) an antibiotic effective against most Gram-positive organisms. It is given by intravenous infusions for serious infections that are resistant to other antibiotics
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Noun1.vancomycin - an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
Vancocin
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
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vancomycin

n vancomicina
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