cefixime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oral cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media.

Word forms

cefixime

Etymology

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -i- + (o)xime.

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