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 |
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| Synonyms | Mefoxin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | antibiotic, antibiotic drug |
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| 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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