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Noun: nafcillin
  1. A penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
    "The hospital stocked nafcillin to combat resistant bacterial infections";
    - Nafcil

Derived forms: nafcillins

Type of: penicillinase-resistant antibiotic

Encyclopedia: Nafcillin