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noun
A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Rocephin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cephalosporin, Mefoxin
History
From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + tria(zine)[Term?] + -one.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
