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Cephem vs Cefotaxime - What's the difference?

cephem | cefotaxime | Hypernyms |

Cefotaxime is a hypernym of cephem.



As nouns the difference between cephem and cefotaxime

is that cephem is any of several antibiotics including the cephalosporins and cephamycins (cephams while cefotaxime is a wide-spectrum antibiotic with efficacy against most bacteria.

cephem

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several antibiotics including the cephalosporins and cephamycins (cephams)

    • cefotaxime

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A wide-spectrum antibiotic with efficacy against most bacteria.

    • Hypernyms

    *cephalosporin *cephem *thiazole

    See also

    *(wikipedia "cefotaxime")