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ac•tin•o•my•cin



Pronunciation: (ak-tin"ō-mī'sin, ak"tu-nō-), [key]
—n. Pharm.
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.

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actinomyceteactinomycin D
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