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clindamycin
(klin″dә-mi´sin)
a semisynthetic antibiotic that is a derivative of lincomycin; used to treat gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
a semisynthetic derivative of lincomycin used systemically, topically, and vaginally as an antibacterial, primarily against gram-positive bacteria; used also as the hydrochloride and phosphate salts and as the hydrochloride salt
of the ester of clindamycin and palmitic acid (clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride).

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