cephalosporin

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cephalosporin Definition

• (n) 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

cephalosporin Synonyms

• cephalosporin
• Mefoxin