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neomycin

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/Part of speech nounSorted ceimnnoyStarts with NEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery

Word origin

From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Used in a sentence

  • The bowel is prepared preoperatively with neomycin and sulfathalidine. A wide transverse lower abdominal incision is used.

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