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CEFUROXIME
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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:
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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