| Pronunciation: | | v`ankowm'Isun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections |
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VANCOMYCIN is a 10 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | Vancocin |
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| | See Also: | | antibiotic, antibiotic drug, wonder drug |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An antibiotic drug used to fight resistant bacterial infections. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An antibiotic that is mainly used to treat severe staph infections that have resisted other drugs. It inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria and is synthesized by Streptomyces orientalis, a soil bacterium. |
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