cefalexin

English

Alternative forms

• cephalexin

Etymology

From cephal(osporanic acid).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is the latter part alexin? (so the former would be cef- not cefalo-)”)

Noun

cefalexin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A particular oral cephalosporin antibiotic.