 cephalosporin |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity | |
| Synonyms: | Mefoxin | |
| Related terms: | antibiotic cefoperazone cephalothin ceftazidime cefuroxime cephalexin cefotaxime cefadroxil ceftriaxone trade_name | |
| Similar spelling: |
cephaloglycin cephalexin cephalaspid Cephalaspida cephalic_vein cephalochordate Cephalochordata cephalic_index |
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