Medical term:

ristocetin

ris·to·ce·tin

(ris'tō-sē'tin),

An antibiotic produced by the fermentation of Amycolatopsis orientalis subsp. lurida, comprising two substances; ristocetin A and ristocetin B; although no longer used, it causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation and was used to assay those functions.

Synonym(s): ristomycin

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ristocetin

(rĭs″tō-sē′tĭn)

An antibiotic obtained from cultures of Nocardia lurida.

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