cephalosporin
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1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | antibiotic, antibiotic drug, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cefadroxil, ultracef, |
| definition | : | a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cefobid, cefoperazone, |
| definition | : | a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cefotaxime, claforan, |
| definition | : | a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ceftazidime, fortaz, tazicef, |
| definition | : | a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ceftriaxone, rocephin, |
| definition | : | a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ceftin, cefuroxime, zinacef, |
| definition | : | a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cephalexin, keflex, keflin, keftab, |
| definition | : | an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cephalothin, |
| definition | : | a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin (noun.artifact) |
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