paromomycin
/ˌparəʊməʊˈmʌɪsɪn/Pharmacology
noun
A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulphate in the treatment of intestinal infections.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in British Patents. From ancient Greek παρόμοιος closely resembling + -mycin.
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