English > cephalosporin: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonym | Mefoxin |
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| Narrower | cefadroxil, Ultracef | A cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef) |
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| cefoperazone, Cefobid | A parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections |
| cefotaxime, Claforan | A parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract |
| ceftazidime, Fortaz, Tazicef | A parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections |
| ceftriaxone, Rocephin | A parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract |
| cefuroxime, Ceftin, Zinacef | A cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin) |
| cephalexin, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab | 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 |
| cephalothin | A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin |
| Broader | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections |
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| Spanish | cefalosporina, cefalosporinas |
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| Catalan | cefalosporina |
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