carbapenem
English
Noun
carbapenem (plural carbapenems)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis
Derived terms
- carbapenemase
- carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English carbapenem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾbapeˈnem/ [kaɾ.β̞a.peˈnẽm]
- Rhymes: -em
- Syllabification: car‧ba‧pe‧nem
Noun
carbapenem m (plural carbapenemes or carbapenems or carbapenem)
- (pharmacology) carbapenem
- Synonym: carbapenémico
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- carbapenemasa
- carbapenémico
Further reading
- “carbapenem” in Diccionario de términos médicos, Real Academia Nacional de Medicina, 2012.
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