noun
cephem antibiotic
Medical term for a class of β-lactam antibiotics that includes cephalosporins and cephamycins.
セフェム系抗生物質は、細菌の細胞壁合成を阻害する。
Cephem antibiotics inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis.
A major subgroup of cephem antibiotics; セフェム系抗生物質 is the broader class.
Another β-lactam class; differs in chemical structure and spectrum.
From セフェム (cephem, a portmanteau of cephalosporin and cephamycin) + 系 (system/class) + 抗生物質 (antibiotic).