pefloxacin

English

Etymology

From (pi)pe(razine) +‎ -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

Noun

pefloxacin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic chemotherapeutic agent used to treat severe and life-threatening bacterial infections.
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