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cefoxitin

American  
[suh-fok-si-tin] / səˈfɒk sɪ tɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a broad-spectrum, crystalline, semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic, C 16 H 17 N 3 O 7 , used in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Etymology

Origin of cefoxitin

cef- ( cefaclor ) + ox- + -itin, of unclear derivation

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