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How to say: cephalosporin
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Cephalosporin
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cephalosporin
US accent
/sˈɛfɐlˌɑːspoːɹˌɪn/
UK accent
/sˈɛfɐlˌɒspɔːɹˌɪn/
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Definition
Definition — 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