mefoxin | ||
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: | cephalosporin | |
Related terms: | antibiotic cefoperazone cephalothin ceftazidime cefuroxime cephalexin cefotaxime cefadroxil ceftriaxone trade_name | |