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tobramycin
[ toh-bruh-mahy-sin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a highly toxic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 18 H 37 N 5 O 9 , derived from Streptomyces tenebarius, used in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tobramycin1
1970–75; perhaps (Strep)to(myces) (tene)bra(rias) + -mycin
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