CEFUROXIME

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges

Synonyms:

Ceftin; cefuroxime; Zinacef

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cefuroxime" is a kind of...):

cephalosporin; Mefoxin (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)

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