ceftriaxone

English

Alternative forms

• ceftriazone

Etymology

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) +‎ tria(zine) +‎ [Term?] +‎ -one.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛftɹaɪˈæksoʊn/
• Hyphenation: cef‧tri‧a‧zone

Noun

ceftriaxone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
   • 2015 July 24, Fidelis Agwu Onu et al., “Profile and microbiological isolates of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in Abakaliki, Nigeria”, in Infection and Drug Resistance‎^[1], volume 8, →DOI:

     Ofloxacin and ceftriaxone had the highest sensitivity pattern to these uropathogens.

Translations

Translations

• Czech: ceftriaxon m
• French: ceftriaxone (fr)
• Hungarian: ceftriaxon (hu)
• Italian: ceftriaxone
• Russian: цефтриаксон (ru) m (ceftriakson)
• Spanish: ceftriaxona