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English noun: cephalosporin

1. cephalosporin (artifact) 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


SynonymsMefoxin


Broader (hypernym)antibiotic, antibiotic drug


Narrower (hyponym)cefadroxil, Cefobid, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, Ceftin, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, cephalexin, cephalothin, Claforan, Fortaz, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab, Rocephin, Tazicef, Ultracef, Zinacef









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