Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
vi·o·my·cin Pronunciation:
"vI-&-'mIs-&n Function:
noun : a basic polypeptide antibioticC
25H
43N
13O
10 that is produced by several soil actinomycetes of the genus
Streptomyces (as
S. puniceus) and is administered intramuscularly inthe form of its sulfate in the treatment of tuberculosis especially in combination with other antituberculous drugs