amphotericin B

amphotericin B definition - medical

am·pho·ter·i·cin B (ămˌfə-tĕrˈĭ-sĭn)

noun
An antibiotic derived from strains of the actinomycete Streptomyces nodosus and used in treating systemic fungal infections.

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