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FORTAZ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Fortaz mean?
• FORTAZ (noun)
The noun FORTAZ has 1 sense:
1. a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections
Familiarity information: FORTAZ used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ceftazidime; Fortaz; Tazicef
Hypernyms ("Fortaz" 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)
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