amikacin

[am-i-key-sin]

am·i·ka·cin

[am-i-key-sin]
noun Pharmacology.
a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C22H45N5O13, used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.

Origin:
perhaps ami(noglucoside) + ka(namy)cin (D), the antibiotic from which amikacin is derived; (Streptomyces) kanamyc(eticus) a bacterium that produces kanamycin + -in2
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Amikacin is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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