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cloxacillin

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clox·a·cil·lin  (klks-sln)
n.
A semisynthetic antibiotic of the penicillin group that is used primarily to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, or pneumococci.
[c(h)l(oro)- + ox(o)- + a(zo)- + (peni)cillin.]
cloxacillin [ˌklɒksəˈsɪlɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat staphylococcal infections due to penicillin-resistant organisms
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