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Cephalosporin antibiotic for oral use in mild to moderate respiratory infections (e.g., community-acquired pneumonia, otitis media, and pharyngitis); side effects are unusual and mostly consist of mild diarrhea.  

Broad- spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic agent used in the parenteral treatment of moderate to severe infections. Cefoxitin is a semi-synthetic antibiotic, given by injection, which is used in the treatment of infections due to gram-negative microorganisms such as Proteus, which are resistant to many other antibiotics.    

Parenteral cephalosporin antibiotic used for severe infections. Adverse effects include bleeding (due to vitamin K deficiency), diarrhea, and disulfiram-like reactions in patients ingesting alcohol concomitantly.  

Any part ending in a cul-de-sac; specifically, the closed, pocketlike beginning of the large intestine in the lower right part of the abdomen; the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum. A section of bowel located at the first portion of the large intestine that terminates at the appendix. The saclike first section of the…

Type of regional anesthesia involving the injection of an anesthetic into the tail end (the small-of- the-back part) of the spinal canal to prevent pain in that region, as during the delivery of a baby or during anal or genitourinary surgery; now largely replaced by other forms of regional anesthesia, especially epidural anesthesia; also called…

Caudae, taillike structure (e.g., cauda equina, bundle of nerves in the lower part of the spinal cord). A tail-like structure. The cauda equina is a bundle of nerve roots from the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerves that descend nearly vertically from the spinal cord until they reach their respective openings in the vertebral column.…

Speech disorder characterized by repetition of the same word several times in succession. A speech disorder in which a single word is uttered repeatedly.  

Progression of a process through a series of steps; each step initiates the next one, until the final step is reached. The continuation of a process through a series of steps, each step initiating the next, until the final step is reached. The action may or may not become amplified as each step progresses.  

Abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues. Cartilage formation or chondrification; the development of cartilage from undifferentiated tissue.  

Repeated, rhythmic compression of the heart through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart in an effort to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The procedure used to restart the action of the heart if it is suddenly arrested. In many cases the arrested heart can be made…