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actinomycin
[ ak-tin-oh-mahy-sin, ak-tuh-noh- ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- any of a group of related antibiotics derived from several species of streptomyces bacteria, used against susceptible bacteria and fungi and in the treatment of various cancers.
actinomycin
/ ˌæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn /
noun
- any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, used in treating some cancers; the most commonly used is dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
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