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rifampin

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ri⋅fam⋅pin

  [ri-fam-pin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic, C4 3H5 8N4O1 2, used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, asymptomatic carriers of meningococcal disease, and leprosy.
Origin:
1965–70; prob. rifam(yci)n (orig., rifomycin, equiv. to rifo- (perh. < It rifo(rmare) to reform ) + -mycin ) + pi(perazine)
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ri·fam·pin   (rĭ-fām'pĭn)   
n.  A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from a form of rifamycin that interferes with the synthesis of RNA and is used to treat bacterial and viral diseases.

[Blend of rifam(yc)in and p(iperazine).]
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Main Entry: ri·fam·pin
Pronunciation: rI-'fam-p&n
Variant: or ri·fam·pi·cin /rI-'fam-p&-s&n/
Function: noun
: a semisynthetic antibiotic C43H58N4O12 that is used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis and to treatasymptomatic carriers of meningococci
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rifampin ri·fam·pin (rĭ-fām'pĭn) or ri·fam·pi·cin (-pĭ-sĭn)
n.
A semisynthetic antibiotic, derived from a form of rifamycin, that interferes with the synthesis of RNA and is used to treat bacterial and viral diseases.

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