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cefadroxil

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cef·a·drox·il   (sěf'ə-drŏk'səl)   
n.  A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin, C16H17N3O3S, that is administered orally and has a broad spectrum of antibiotic activity.

[Alteration of cepha(losporin) + alteration of (hy)droxyl.]
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cefadroxil cef·a·drox·il (sěf'ə-drŏk'səl)
n.
A semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin with action similar to the penicillins.

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