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Definition of Oxytetracycline

1. Noun. A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections.

Definition of Oxytetracycline

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Medical Definition of Oxytetracycline

1. (4s-(4 alpha,4a alpha,5a alpha,6 beta,12a alpha))-4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,5,6,10,12,12a-hexahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide. An antibiotic substance isolated from the actinomycete streptomyces rimosus and used in a wide variety of clinical conditions. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, tetracycline. Chemical name: 2-Naphthacenecarboxamide, 4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,5,6,10,12,12a-hexahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-, (4S-(4alpha,4aalpha,5alpha,5aalpha,6beta,12aalpha))- (12 Dec 1998)

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