ALL meanings of cephalosporin
ceph·a·lo·spo·rin
C c - noun cephalosporin any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium 3
- noun cephalosporin any of a major group of broad-spectrum antibiotics produced by, or derived from, a fungus (genus Cephalosporium): an alternative for people allergic to penicillin 3
- noun cephalosporin any of a group of widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics, originally isolated as a product of fermentation from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium. 1
- noun cephalosporin Any of a group of semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics resembling penicillin. 1
- noun cephalosporin Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Cephalosporium fungi, having a cepham structure. 0