Cephalexin (Noun)
Meaning
An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed cephallexin to treat the patient's severe respiratory infection.
- Cephallexin proved to be effective against the bacterial infection that was affecting the patient's urinary tract.
- The patient was prescribed cephallexin and told to take it orally four times a day.
- After the lab results confirmed a bacterial infection, the doctor prescribed cephallexin to the patient.
- Cephallexin was given to the patient as an antibiotic to treat the mild skin infection on her arm.