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ble⋅o⋅my⋅cin

  [blee-uh-mahy-sin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a cytotoxic antibiotic, C55H84N17O21S3, derived from the fermentation product of the bacterium Streptomyces certicillus, used in the management of certain epithelial cell and testicular carcinomas and malignant lymphomas.
Origin:
1965–70; appar. alter. of phleomycin, an antibiotic derived earlier from the same source; initial elements phleo-, bleo- unexplained by originators; see -mycin
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ble·o·my·cin   (blē'ə-mī'sĭn)   
n.  An antibiotic that is obtained from cultures of the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus and used in the form of its sulfate for the treatment of various neoplasms.

[Alteration of phleomycin, a related antibiotic : phleo-, of unknown meaning + -mycin.]
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Main Entry: bleo·my·cin
Pronunciation: "blE-&-'mIs-&n
Function: noun
: a mixture of glycoprotein antibiotics derived from astreptomyces (Streptomyces verticillus) and used in the form of the sulfates as an antineoplastic agent
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