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cephalosporin

/ˌsɛf.ə.ləʊˈspɔː.rɪn/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa uno de varios antibióticos de amplio espectro derivados de hongos relacionados con la penicilina, con variantes semisintéticas que presentan mayor actividad antibacteriana.

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noun

/ˌsɛf.ə.ləʊˈspɔː.rɪn/C2formalmedical
  • esSustantivo que designa uno de varios antibióticos de amplio espectro derivados de hongos relacionados con la penicilina, con variantes semisintéticas que presentan mayor actividad antibacteriana.

A noun referring to one of several broad-spectrum antibiotic substances derived from fungi, related to penicillin, with semisynthetic variants offering enhanced antibacterial activity.

  1. Antibiotic drugC1formalmedical

    A broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from a fungus, related to penicillin, used to treat various bacterial infections.

    esCefalosporina (antibiótico)

    • The doctor prescribed cephalosporin for the patient's severe infection.
    • Cephalosporins are often used as an alternative for patients allergic to penicillin.
    • This class of antibiotics works by disrupting the bacterial cell wall synthesis.
Formas
  • cephalosporins plural form
  • cephalosporins' possessive plural form
  • cephalosporin's possessive singular form