Cephalothin
cephalothin ceph·a·lo·thin (sěf’ə-lə-thĭn’)
n.
A broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin.
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the anterior part of the body in certain arachnids and crustaceans, consisting of the coalesced head and thorax. Historical Examples noun (pl) -raxes, -races (-rəˌsiːz) the anterior part of many crustaceans and some other arthropods consisting of a united head and thorax n. 1829, from cephalo- + thorax. Perhaps from French or German. cephalothorax (sěf’ə-lə-thôr’āks’) […]
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