Meaning of VANCOMYCIN

Pronunciation:			v`ankowm'Isun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
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	Synonyms:		Vancocin
	See Also:		antibiotic, antibiotic drug, wonder drug
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		An antibiotic drug used to fight resistant bacterial infections.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		An antibiotic that is mainly used to treat severe staph infections that have resisted other drugs. It inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria and is synthesized by Streptomyces orientalis, a soil bacterium.