What does "neomycin" mean?

A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.

What is a synonym for "neomycin"?

Common synonyms include: fradicin, framycetin, neobiotic.

How do you pronounce "neomycin"?

Pronounced //ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn//.

Neomycin

//ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn// noun

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Noun

1
A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections. countable, uncountable
"The bowel is prepared preoperatively with neomycin and sulfathalidine. A wide transverse lower abdominal incision is used."
2
an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery wordnet

Synonyms

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fradicin framycetin neobiotic

Example

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"The bowel is prepared preoperatively with neomycin and sulfathalidine. A wide transverse lower abdominal incision is used."

Etymology

From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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