tobramycin

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Etymology

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From [Term?] +‎ translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) +‎ -mycin (antibiotic).

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tobramycin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C18H37N5O9, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.

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