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cef·a·drox·il

(sĕf′ə-drŏk′səl)

A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic, C₁₆H₁₇N₃O₅S, that is given orally.

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cefadroxil - a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef)

Ultracef

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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