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Meaning of tobramycin in English
Pronunciation
/ˌtoʊbrəˈmaɪsɪn/
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Noun
tobramycin
Etymology
1970s: from to- (of unknown origin) + Latin (tene)bra(rius) ‘belonging to darkness’(part of the name of the bacterium) + -mycin
Definitions
1.
an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria