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cephalexin

[ sef-uh-lek-sin ]
/ ˌsɛf əˈlɛk sɪn /

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.

Nearby words

  1. cephal-,
  2. cephalad,
  3. cephalalgia,
  4. cephalate,
  5. cephaledema,
  6. cephalhematocele,
  7. cephalhematoma,
  8. cephalhydrocele,
  9. cephalic,
  10. cephalic flexure

Origin of cephalexin

1965–70; cephal(osporin) + -ex- of unclear derivation + -in2
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Medicine definitions for cephalexin

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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