Definition of Cephalosporin

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Mefoxin
Generic synonyms: Antibiotic, Antibiotic Drug
Specialized synonyms: Cefadroxil, Ultracef, Cefobid, Cefoperazone, Cefotaxime, Claforan, Ceftazidime, Fortaz, Tazicef, Ceftriaxone, Rocephin, Ceftin, Cefuroxime, Zinacef, Cephalexin, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab, Cephalothin
Language type: Trade Name

Definition of Cephalosporin

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Medical Definition of Cephalosporin

1. A large class of antibiotics similar both chemically and in their mode of action to penicillin's. They are tetracyclic triterpene broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the culture filtrates of mediterranean fungus acremonium (cephalosporium acremonium). They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and are effective against gram-positive bacteria. Examples include: Keflex, Ceftin, Rocephin, Cefzil, Monocid, Keftab, Vantin, Ceclor, Duricef, Suprax and Cefobid. (25 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cephalosporin

cephalopod
Cephalopoda
cephalopodan
cephalopods
cephalopod mollusk
Cephalopterus
Cephalopterus ornatus
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
cephaloridines
cephalorrhachidian
cephalorrhachidian index
cephalosporanic acid
cephalosporanic acids
cephalosporin (current term)
cephalosporin (current term)
cephalosporinase
cephalosporins
cephalosporin 7-alpha-hydroxylase
cephalosporin C transaminase
cephalosporin resistance
Cephalosporium
cephalostat
Cephalotaceae
Cephalotaxaceae
Cephalotaxus
cephalothin
cephalothin
cephalothins
cephalothoraces

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