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rifampin
[ ri-fam-pin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 4 3 H 5 8 N 4 O 1 2 , used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, asymptomatic carriers of meningococcal disease, and leprosy.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rifampin1
1965–70; probably rifam ( yci ) n (originally, rifomycin, equivalent to rifo- (perhaps < Italian rifo ( rmare ) to reform ) + -mycin ) + pi(perazine)
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