paromomycin

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A mixture of [[broad-spectrum]] [[aminoglycoside]] [[antibiotic]]s related to [[neomycin]] and produced by some [[strain]]s of the [[bacterium]] {{taxlink|Streptomyces rimosus|species}}, given [[orally]] in the form of the [[sulfate]] C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of [[intestinal]] [[amebiasis]].

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