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ceftriaxone

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cef·tri·ax·one   (sěf'trī-āk'sōn')   
n.  A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin, C18H16N8Na2O7S3, that is administered parenterally and has a broad spectrum of antibiotic activity.

[Alteration of ceph(alosporin) + tri- + a(zine) + (o)x(o)- + -one.]
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Main Entry: cef·tri·a·xone
# Pronunciation: "sef-"trI-'ak-"sOn
Function: noun
: a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibioticC18H18N8O7S3 that is administered parenterally in the form of its sodium salt
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ceftriaxone cef·tri·ax·one (sěf'trī-āk'sōn')
n.
A semisynthetic, broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.

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