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cefixime

cefixime noun: an oral cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media.

Noun

cefixime (uncountable)

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

Origin of cefixime

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

Questions about cefixime

What does cefixime mean?
Cefixime means an oral cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media.
What part of speech is cefixime?
Cefixime is a noun.

Words near cefixime in the dictionary

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

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