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amikacin
[ am-i-key-sin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 22 H 45 N 5 O 13 , derived from kanamycin and used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by Gram-negative bacilli.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amikacin1
First recorded in 1970–75; perhaps ami(noglycoside) ( def ) + ka(namy)cin ( def )
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