amphotericin B

noun am·pho·ter·i·cin B \ˌam(p)-fə-ˈter-ə-sən-ˈbē\

Definition of AMPHOTERICIN B

: an antifungal antibiotic obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and used especially to treat systemic fungal infections

amphoteric + ¹-in

First Known Use: 1955

Medical Dictionary

noun

: the amphotericin that is clinically useful against deep-seated and systemic fungal infections

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