Associations to the word «Chloramphenicol»

Wiktionary

CHLORAMPHENICOL, noun. (medicine) A broad-spectrum antibiotic originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae but now produced synthetically

Dictionary definition

CHLORAMPHENICOL, noun. An oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever).

Wise words

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