pristinamycin
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).
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Noun
[edit]pristinamycin (plural pristinamycins)
- (pharmacology) An antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections.