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Dec 1, 2009
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gram•i•ci•din



Pronunciation: (gram"u-sīd'n), [key]
n. Pharm.
a crystalline, water-insoluble antibiotic obtained from tyrothrycin by extraction, used chiefly in treating local infections caused by Gram-positive organisms. Also called gramicidin D.

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