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cephalosporin
[ sef-uh-loh-spawr-in, -spohr- ]
/ ˌsɛf ə loʊˈspɔr ɪn, -ˈspoʊr- /
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noun Pharmacology.
any of a group of widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics, originally isolated as a product of fermentation from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium.
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Words nearby cephalosporin
cephalon, Cephalonia, cephalopathy, cephalopelvic, cephalopod, cephalosporin, cephalosporinase, cephalostat, cephalothoracic, cephalothorax, cephalous
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British Dictionary definitions for cephalosporin
cephalosporin
/ (ˌsɛfələʊˈspɔːrɪn) /
noun
any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
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Medical definitions for cephalosporin
cephalosporin
[ sĕf-ə-lə-spôr′ĭn ]
n.
Any of various broad-spectrum antibiotics, closely related to the penicillins, that were originally derived from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium and are used to treat bacterial infections.
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