Usually means: Antibiotic for severe bacterial infections.
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  3. vancomycin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. vancomycin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. Vancomycin: Merck Manuals
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  7. vancomycin: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Definitions from Wiktionary (vancomycin)

noun:  (pharmacology) A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.

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