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kanamycin
[ kan-uh-mahy-sin ]
noun
Pharmacology.
- a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 18 H 35 N 3 O 10 , isolated from the Japanese soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus and used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by Gram-negative bacilli.
kanamycin
/ ËŒ°ìæ²Ôəˈ³¾²¹Éª²õɪ²Ô /
noun
- an aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus, used in the treatment of various infections, esp those caused by Gram-negative bacteria. Formula: C 18 H 36 N 4 O 11
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kanamycin1
First recorded in 1955–60; from New Latin °ì²¹²Ô²¹(³¾²â³¦Å§³Ù¾±³¦³Ü²õ), the specific epithet of the genus, equivalent to Japanese kana- “golden,†from kane “gold†(from the color of the bacterial colonies) + New Latin ³¾²â³¦(ŧ³Ù¾±³¦³Ü²õ) “pertaining to a mushroom†+ English -in; streptomyces ( def ), myco- ( def ), -in 2( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kanamycin1
C20: from New Latin kanamyceticus
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Example Sentences
Tisile eventually lost her hearing as a result of painful daily injections of kanamycin, an older TB medication.
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Her treatment now involved 13 different medications, including injections of kanamycin, which can cause permanent hearing loss and kidney impairment.
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In 1982, E. coli on the Soviet Salyut 7 space station increased its resistance to two types of antibiotics, colistin and kanamycin.
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Eight percent of those had “extensively drug resistant†TB, as defined by its resistance to four antibiotics: isoniazid, rifampin, ofloxacin and kanamycin.
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