cefotaxime

Definitions of cefotaxime
  1. noun
    a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
    synonyms: Claforan
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    type of:
    Mefoxin, cephalosporin
    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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