amikacin

[ am-i-key-sin ]

/ ˌæm ɪˈkeɪ sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C22H45N5O13, used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.

Words nearby amikacin

amie, amiee, amiens, amiga, amigo, amikacin, amiloride, amimeche, amimia, amin, amin-

Origin of amikacin

perhaps ami(noglycoside) + ka(namy)cin (D), the antibiotic from which amikacin is derived; (Streptomyces) kanamyc(eticus) a bacterium that produces kanamycin + -in²