cephaloglycin

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An old antibiotic like cephalosporins that is now rarely used

noun
/ˌsɛfəˈlɒɪsɪn/

Archaic

: cefaloglicina

Cephaloglycin was prescribed to treat specific infections before being replaced by newer antibiotics.

Examples

Resistance to cephaloglycin contributed to its decline in clinical use.
Some older medical texts mention cephaloglycin as an option for bacterial respiratory infections.
The doctor prescribed cephaloglycin for the infection.
Many patients were treated with cephaloglycin in the past.
Cephaloglycin was widely used in the 1960s to treat serious bacterial infections.
Because of its effectiveness, cephaloglycin became popular among physicians for treating pneumonia.
In many hospitals, cephaloglycin was a common choice before newer antibiotics became available.

Surface Forms

cephaloglycin singular

cephaloglycins plural

Etymology

Cephaloglycin combines cephalo- and -glycin. cephalo- comes from a Greek word meaning 'head' and links the drug to the cephalosporin family which was named after the mold Cephalosporium, and -glycin comes from the simple amino acid glycine, so the name shows it is a chemical antibiotic related to cephalosporins.