Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
par·o·mo·my·cin Pronunciation:
"par-&-mO-'mIs-&n Function:
noun : a broad-spectrum antibioticC
23H
45N
5O
14 that is obtained from a bacterium of the genus
Streptomyces (
S. rimosus paromomycinus) and is used against intestinalamebiasis especially in the form of its sulfate
