Cloxacillin


[klok-suh-sil-in] /ˌklɒk səˈsɪl ɪn/

noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a semisynthetic penicillin, C 19 H 17 ClN 3 NaO 5 S, used chiefly against penicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections.
/ˌklɒksəˈsɪlɪn/
noun
1.
a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat staphylococcal infections due to penicillin-resistant organisms

cloxacillin clox·a·cil·lin (klŏk’sə-sĭl’ĭn)
n.
A semisynthetic antibiotic of the penicillin group that is used primarily to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, or pneumococci.

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