bleomycin
[ blee-uh-mahy-sin ]
/ ˌbli əˈmaɪ sɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a cytotoxic antibiotic, C55H84N17O21S3, derived from the fermentation product of the bacterium Streptomyces certicillus, used in the management of certain epithelial cell and testicular carcinomas and malignant lymphomas.
Origin of bleomycin
1965–70; apparently alteration of
phleomycin, an antibiotic derived earlier from the same source; initial elements
phleo-, bleo- unexplained by originators; see
-mycin
Words nearby bleomycin
blennorrhoea,
blennostasis,
blennuria,
blenny,
blent,
bleomycin,
blephar-,
blepharectomy,
blepharedema,
blepharism,
blepharitis
British Dictionary definitions for bleomycin
bleomycin
/ (ˌbliːəʊˈmaɪsɪn) /
noun
a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease
Word Origin for bleomycin
C20: from
bleo- unknown +
-mycin