Ceftriaxone

//ˌsɛftɹaɪˈæksoʊn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic. uncountable

    "Ofloxacin and ceftriaxone had the highest sensitivity pattern to these uropathogens."

  2. 2
    a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract wordnet

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rocephin

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"Some of these drugs—including the antibiotics ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone—have been deemed essential by the World Health Organization for the treatment of infections."

Etymology

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + tria(zine)[Term?] + -one.

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