ˌjentəˈmīs ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of earlier gentamycin , from gent ian violet (from the color of the organism from which it is produced) + kan amycin (herein)
: a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture that is derived from an actinomycete ( Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora ) and is used to treat serious infections (as of the urinary tract and the central nervous system)