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Nov 30, 2009
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ble•o•my•cin



Pronunciation: (blē"u-mī'sin), [key]
n. Pharm.
a cytotoxic antibiotic, C55H84N17O21S3, derived from the fermentation product of the bacterium Streptomyces certicillus, used in the management of certain epithelial cell and testicular carcinomas and malignant lymphomas.

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