Usually means: Antibiotic for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
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  1. colistin: Merriam-Webster
  2. colistin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. colistin: Collins English Dictionary
  4. colistin: Wiktionary
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  6. colistin: Dictionary.com
  7. Colistin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. colistin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. Colistin: Merck Manuals
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Definitions from Wiktionary (colistin)

noun:  (medicine) A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered a last-resort antibiotic.

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