ROCEPHIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rocephin mean? 

• ROCEPHIN (noun)
  The noun ROCEPHIN has 1 sense:

1. a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract

  Familiarity information: ROCEPHIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCEPHIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ceftriaxone; Rocephin

Hypernyms ("Rocephin" is a kind of...):

cephalosporin; Mefoxin (one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)