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Definition of Chloramphenicol

1. Noun. An oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever).

Definition of Chloramphenicol

1. Noun. (medicine) A broad-spectrum antibiotic originally derived from the bacterium ''Streptomyces venezuelae'' but now produced synthetically ¹

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Definition of Chloramphenicol

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Medical Definition of Chloramphenicol

1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis in prokaryotes and in mitochondria and chloroplasts by acting on the 50S ribosomal subunit. It was first isolated from the fungus like bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae but is now produced synthetically. It is relatively toxic but finds wide application in medicine. (01 Dec 1998)

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