VANCOMYCIN


Meaning of VANCOMYCIN in English

/vang'keuh muy"sin, van'-/ , n. Pharm.

a bactericidal antibiotic, C 66 H 75 ClN 9 O 24 , produced by Streptomyces orientalis, used in the treatment of antibiotic-associated colitis and endocarditis.

[ 1956; vanco-, of unexplained orig. + -MYCIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .