dihydrostreptomycin

dihydrostreptomycin
An aminoglycoside antibiotic similar in action to streptomycin but with a higher risk of ototoxicity.

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di·hy·dro·strep·to·my·cin -.strep-tə-'mīs-ən n a toxic antibiotic C21H41N7O12 formerly used in the treatment of tuberculosis, tularemia, and infections caused by gram-negative organisms but abandoned because of its tendency to impair hearing

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  • dihydrostreptomycin — /duy huy droh strep teuh muy sin/, n. Pharm. an antibiotic, C21H41N7O12, derived by organic synthesis from and believed to be less toxic than streptomycin: used in the form of its sulfate chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis. [1945 50; DI 1 + …   Universalium

  • dihydrostreptomycin — n. antibiotic which treats tuberculosis …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dihydrostreptomycin — di·hy·dro·streptomycin …   English syllables

  • dihydrostreptomycin — noun antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram negative organisms • Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug * * * |dīˌh]īdrō, dī|h]+ noun Etymology: International Scientific… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ATC code S01 — A section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.S Sensory organs01A Anti infectives01AA Antibiotics:S01AA01 Chloramphenicol:S01AA02 Chlortetracycline:S01AA03 Neomycin:S01AA04 Oxytetracycline:S01AA05 Tyrothricin:S01AA07… …   Wikipedia

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