Meanings
nouncefuroxime (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
Similar
CeftinZinacef
Broader
cephalosporinMefoxin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishcefalosporin
- Englishcef-
- Latinfurfur
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Latinalcohol
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latinde-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- GermanAldehyd
- Englishaldehydeclip.
- Englishfurfural
- Englishfuran
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishfur(yl)
- Englishoxime
- Englishcefuroxime
From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + fur(yl) + oxime.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech cefuroxim
- cefuroximTranslations
Finnish kefuroksiimi
- kefuroksiimiTranslations
Turkish sefuroksim
- sefuroksimTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
cefuroxime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefuroxime
MLA
“cefuroxime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefuroxime. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cefuroxime,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefuroxime.
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