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Florey unit (medicine)


Florey unit -->
Oxford unit
<microbiology> The minimum amount of penicillin which will prevent the growth of Staphylococcus aureus over an area 26 mm in diameter in a standard culture medium; 1 unit equals 0.6 ug of crystalline sodium salt of penicillin.

Synonym: Florey unit.