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cefiderocol

cefiderocol noun: a siderophore cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat complicated urinary tract infections when no other options are available.

cefiderocol: a siderophore cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat complicated urinary tract infections when no...
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Noun

cefiderocol (uncountable)

  1. A siderophore cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat complicated urinary tract infections when no other options are available.

Origin of cefiderocol

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + (s)idero(phore) + (cate)chol.

Questions about cefiderocol

What does cefiderocol mean?
Cefiderocol means a siderophore cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat complicated urinary tract infections when no other options are available.
What part of speech is cefiderocol?
Cefiderocol is a noun.

Words near cefiderocol in the dictionary

  1. cefedrolor
  2. cefepime
  3. cefetamet
  4. cefetecol
  5. cefetrizole
  6. cefiderocol
  7. cefivitril
  8. cefixime
  9. cefluprenam
  10. cefmatilen
  11. cefmenoxime

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