bacitracin
[ bas-i-trey-sin ]
/ ˌbæs ɪˈtreɪ sɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
an antibiotic polypeptide derived by the hydrolytic action of Bacillus subtilis on protein, primarily used topically in the treatment of superficial infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive organisms.
Origin of bacitracin
1940–45;
baci(llus) + (Margaret)
Trac(y) (born 1936), American child whose tissues were found to contain
Bacillus subtilis +
-in2
Words nearby bacitracin
British Dictionary definitions for bacitracin
bacitracin
/ (ˌbæsɪˈtreɪsɪn) /
noun
an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis
Word Origin for bacitracin
C20:
baci (
llus) +
-trac- from Margaret
Tracy (born 1936), American girl in whose blood
Bacillus subtilis was found; see
-in
Medical definitions for bacitracin
bacitracin
[ băs′ĭ-trā′sĭn ]
n.
A polypeptide antibiotic obtained from a strain of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis and used as a topical treatment for certain bacterial infections, especially those caused by cocci.