ALL meanings of gentamicin
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G g - noun gentamicin A broad-spectrum antibiotic used chiefly for severe systemic infections. 1
- noun gentamicin 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. 1
- noun gentamicin (medicine) An aminoglycoside antibiotic, derived from an actinomycete, used to treat bacterial infections. 0
- noun gentamicin a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections 0
- noun gentamicin a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from soil actinomycetes (genus Micromonospora), used in treating a wide variety of serious infections 0