Cephalosporin (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a cephalosporin antibiotic to treat the patient's bacterial infection.
- Cephalosporin is often used as an alternative to penicillin for patients who are allergic to it.
- The researchers discovered a new method for adding side chains to cephalosporin, resulting in more effective antibiotics.
- Cefoxitin, a type of cephalosporin, is commonly used to treat abdominal infections.
- The semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotics have shown greater antibacterial activity than their natural counterparts.