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e•ryth•ro•my•cin
Pronunciation: (i-rith"ru-mī'sin), [key]—
n.
Pharm.an antibiotic, C
37H
67NO
13, produced by an actinomycete,
Streptomyces erythraeus, used chiefly in the treatment of diseases caused by many Gram-positive and some Gram-negative organisms.
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