cephalosporin

cephalosporin definition - medical

ceph·a·lo·spo·rin (sĕf-ə-lə-spôrˈĭn)

noun
Any of various broad-spectrum antibiotics, closely related to the penicillins, that were originally derived from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium and are used to treat bacterial infections.

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