Associations to the word «Vancomycin»

Wiktionary

VANCOMYCIN, noun. (medicine) A glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci.

Dictionary definition

VANCOMYCIN, noun. An antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections.

Wise words

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