cephalexin

[sef-uh-lek-sin]

noun Pharmacology.

an oral, antimicrobial drug, C16H7N3O4S, used in treating minor respiratory and urinary tract infections and as a backup or alternative to penicillin treatment.

Origin of cephalexin

1965–70; cephal(osporin) + -ex- of unclear derivation + -in²

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cephalexin in Medicine

cephalexin

[sĕf′ə-lĕk′sĭn]

n.

A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic used especially in the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract infections.

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