Definition of streptomycin in English:
streptomycin
noun ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsɪnˌstrɛptəˈmaɪs(ɪ)n
mass nounMedicine An antibiotic that was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.
This antibiotic is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus
Example sentencesExamples
- The preferred and most effective drug of choice to treat tularemia is streptomycin or gentamicin.
- These include the antibiotics polymyxin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride and neomycin sulfate.
- In its early stages, leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin.
- Treatment is with tetracycline (as doxycycline) and streptomycin for 6 weeks.
- All the patients had bacilli sensitive to streptomycin, isoniazid and rifampicin initially.
Definition of streptomycin in US English:
streptomycin
nounˌstreptəˈmīs(i)nˌstrɛptəˈmaɪs(ɪ)n
Medicine An antibiotic that was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.
This antibiotic is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus
Example sentencesExamples
- These include the antibiotics polymyxin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride and neomycin sulfate.
- All the patients had bacilli sensitive to streptomycin, isoniazid and rifampicin initially.
- The preferred and most effective drug of choice to treat tularemia is streptomycin or gentamicin.
- Treatment is with tetracycline (as doxycycline) and streptomycin for 6 weeks.
- In its early stages, leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin.