lincomycin

lincomycin

 [lin´ko-mi″sin]

an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; used as the hydrochloride salt in infections with gram-positive cocci and gram-negative bacilli.

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lin·co·my·cin

(lin'kō-mī'sin),

An antibacterial substance, composed of substituted pyrrolidine and octapyranose moities, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; active against gram-positive organisms; used medicinally as lincomycin hydrochloride.

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lincomycin

(lĭng′kə-mī′sĭn)

n.

An antibiotic, C₁₈H₃₄N₂O₆S, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis, used intravenously in its hydrochloride form to treat certain penicillin-resistant infections.

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lincomycin

Lincocin^® An older generation antibiotic produced from Streptomyces lincolnensis, which has been used for gram-positive cocci

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

lin·co·my·cin

(lin'kō-mī'sin)

An antibacterial substance, composed of substituted pyrrolidine and octapyranose moities, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

lin·co·my·cin

(lin'kō-mī'sin)

An antibacterial substance active against gram-positive organisms.

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