Keflex (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 Keflex to treat the patient's bacterial infection of the urinary tract.
- Keflex is often used to treat mild to moderate skin infections, such as cellulitis or impetigo.
- The pediatrician prescribed a course of Keflex to clear up the child's ear infection.
- After a thorough examination, the doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed Keflex to treat it.
- The patient was given a prescription for Keflex to treat her pneumonia, a bacterial infection of the lungs.