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バンコマイシン (ばんこまいしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バンコマイシン

also: ぱんこまいしん

Meanings

1

noun

vancomycin

A glycopeptide antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections, especially those caused by Gram-positive bacteria.

バンコマイシンはMRSA感かん染せん症しょうの治ち療りょうに使つかわれる。
Vancomycin is used to treat MRSA infections.

Written forms

バンコマイシンUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the antibiotic vancomycin.
パンコマイシン
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana variant; less common than バンコマイシン.

Etymology

From English vancomycin, derived from 'vanquish' and '-mycin' (antibiotic suffix).