rifampicin

rifampicin
SYN: rifampin.

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n.
an antibiotic used to treat various infections, particularly tuberculosis. It is administered by mouth; digestive upsets and sensitivity reactions sometimes occur. Trade names: Rifadin, Rimactane.

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rif·am·pi·cin (rifґam-pĭ-sin) INN for rifampin.

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  • Rifampicin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Rifampicin Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rifampicin — Ri|fam|pi|cin [Kunstw. aus [(Methylpiperazinyl)iminomethyl]rifamycin (Rifamycin angeblich aus Rififi (frz. Film) u. ↑ mycin)}}], das; s: ein halbsynthetisches ↑ Ansamycin, das gegen Tuberkulose eingesetzt wird. * * * Rifampicin   das, s,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • rifampicin — noun see rifampin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rifampicin — Semi synthetic member of the rifamycin group of antibiotics …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • rifampicin — noun rifampin …   Wiktionary

  • rifampicin — [rɪ fampɪsɪn] (also rifampin) noun Medicine a bacterial antibiotic used chiefly to treat tuberculosis and leprosy. Origin 1960s: from rifamycin (a related antibiotic) + the insertion of pi from piperazine …   English new terms dictionary

  • rifampicin — rif·am·pi·cin …   English syllables

  • rifampicin — n. an antibiotic used to treat various infections, particularly tuberculosis and leprosy. It is administered by mouth; digestive upsets and sensitivity reactions sometimes occur. Trade names: Rifadin, Rimactane …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • rifampicin — noun see rifampin …   Useful english dictionary

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