cefuroxime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɛf.jəˈɹɑkˌsim/ (General-American)
- /səˈfjʊɹ.əˌzim/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English cefalosporin English cef- Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English fur(yl) English oxime English cefuroxime From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + fur(yl) + oxime.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
Deriveds
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cs cefuroxim (Translations)