Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cefuroxime

1 sense of cefuroxime

Sense 1
cefuroxime, Ceftin, Zinacef -- (a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges)
       => cephalosporin, Mefoxin -- (one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity)