Definition of Erythromycin

1. Noun. An antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative.


Definition of Erythromycin

1. Noun. Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus ''Streptomyces'' ¹

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Definition of Erythromycin

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Medical Definition of Erythromycin

1. An antibiotic that disrupts bacterial protein synthesis by binding totheir ribosomes and inhibiting translocation. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythromycin

erythrol
erythrol tetranitrate
erythroleic
erythroleic acid
erythrolein
erythroleukaemia
erythroleukaemic cell
erythroleukemia
erythroleukemic
erythroleukosis
erythrolitmin
erythrolysin
erythrolysis
erythromelalgia
erythromelia
erythromycin (current term)
erythromycin C-12 hydroxylase
erythromycin esterase
erythromycin estolate
erythromycin ethylsuccinate
erythromycin glucoheptonate
erythromycin propionate
erythromycin stearate
erythromycins
erythromyelogenous
erythron
erythroneocytosis
erythronium
erythronormoblastic anaemia
erythrons

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