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ceph·a·lo·spo·rin
 (sěf-ə-lə-spôr'ĭn, -spōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various broad-spectrum antibiotics, closely related to the penicillins, that were originally derived from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium. [New Latin Cephalosporium, genus name (cephalo- + spora, spore; see spore) + -in.] |
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