Definition of polymyxin in English:

polymyxin

noun ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪnˌpälēˈmiksən

Medicine

Any of a group of polypeptide antibiotics that are active chiefly against Gram-negative bacteria.
Polymyxins are obtained from soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus, in particular B. polymyxa
Example sentencesExamples
- If you are having chemotherapy, or if your immune system is low for another reason, or if you are allergic to the drugs neomycin or polymyxin, you should not have the rubella vaccination.
- Polymyxin B was used as a control agent because it is well known that polymyxins have direct antimicrobial activity and bind stoichiometrically to the lipid A moiety of bacterial LPS.
- Results of randomized studies assessing the efficacy of triple antibiotic ointment (e.g., polymyxin, bacitracin and neomycin) are indeterminate.
- The vaccine contains lyophilized calf lymph and traces of polymyxin B, streptomycin, tetracycline, and neomycin.
- If the area of affected skin is limited, mupirocin is an effective topical therapy; it was more effective than the other topical antibiotics studied (i.e., neomycin, bacitracin, polymyxin B, and gentamicin).

Origin

1940s: from modern Latin polymyxa, from Greek polu- 'much' + muxa 'slime' + -in¹.

Definition of polymyxin in US English:

polymyxin

nounˌpälēˈmiksən

Medicine

Any of a group of polypeptide antibiotics that are active chiefly against Gram-negative bacteria.
Polymyxins are obtained from soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus, in particular B. polymyxa
Example sentencesExamples
- The vaccine contains lyophilized calf lymph and traces of polymyxin B, streptomycin, tetracycline, and neomycin.
- Polymyxin B was used as a control agent because it is well known that polymyxins have direct antimicrobial activity and bind stoichiometrically to the lipid A moiety of bacterial LPS.
- Results of randomized studies assessing the efficacy of triple antibiotic ointment (e.g., polymyxin, bacitracin and neomycin) are indeterminate.
- If the area of affected skin is limited, mupirocin is an effective topical therapy; it was more effective than the other topical antibiotics studied (i.e., neomycin, bacitracin, polymyxin B, and gentamicin).
- If you are having chemotherapy, or if your immune system is low for another reason, or if you are allergic to the drugs neomycin or polymyxin, you should not have the rubella vaccination.

Origin

1940s: from modern Latin polymyxa, from Greek polu- ‘much’ + muxa ‘slime’ + -in.

单词	polymyxin
释义	Definition of polymyxin in English: polymyxin noun ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪnˌpälēˈmiksən Medicine Any of a group of polypeptide antibiotics that are active chiefly against Gram-negative bacteria. Polymyxins are obtained from soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus, in particular B. polymyxa Example sentencesExamples If you are having chemotherapy, or if your immune system is low for another reason, or if you are allergic to the drugs neomycin or polymyxin, you should not have the rubella vaccination. Polymyxin B was used as a control agent because it is well known that polymyxins have direct antimicrobial activity and bind stoichiometrically to the lipid A moiety of bacterial LPS. Results of randomized studies assessing the efficacy of triple antibiotic ointment (e.g., polymyxin, bacitracin and neomycin) are indeterminate. The vaccine contains lyophilized calf lymph and traces of polymyxin B, streptomycin, tetracycline, and neomycin. If the area of affected skin is limited, mupirocin is an effective topical therapy; it was more effective than the other topical antibiotics studied (i.e., neomycin, bacitracin, polymyxin B, and gentamicin). Origin 1940s: from modern Latin polymyxa, from Greek polu- 'much' + muxa 'slime' + -in¹. Definition of polymyxin in US English: polymyxin nounˌpälēˈmiksən Medicine Any of a group of polypeptide antibiotics that are active chiefly against Gram-negative bacteria. Polymyxins are obtained from soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus, in particular B. polymyxa Example sentencesExamples The vaccine contains lyophilized calf lymph and traces of polymyxin B, streptomycin, tetracycline, and neomycin. Polymyxin B was used as a control agent because it is well known that polymyxins have direct antimicrobial activity and bind stoichiometrically to the lipid A moiety of bacterial LPS. Results of randomized studies assessing the efficacy of triple antibiotic ointment (e.g., polymyxin, bacitracin and neomycin) are indeterminate. If the area of affected skin is limited, mupirocin is an effective topical therapy; it was more effective than the other topical antibiotics studied (i.e., neomycin, bacitracin, polymyxin B, and gentamicin). If you are having chemotherapy, or if your immune system is low for another reason, or if you are allergic to the drugs neomycin or polymyxin, you should not have the rubella vaccination. Origin 1940s: from modern Latin polymyxa, from Greek polu- ‘much’ + muxa ‘slime’ + -in.
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