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cephalothin

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ceph·a·lo·thin  (sf-l-thn)
n.
A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin having a broad spectrum of antibiotic activity that is administered parenterally and used especially to treat systemic infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
[cephalo(sporin) + thi(o)- + -(i)n.]
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Noun1.cephalothin - a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin
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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