| moxa | 1. <medicine> A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou. 2. <botany> A plant from which this substance is obtained, especially. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. Moxa. Origin: A corruption of Japan. Mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. Moxa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| moxalactam | <chemical> 7-((carboxy(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetyl)amino)-7-methoxy-3- (((1-methyl-1h-tetrazol-5-yl)thio)methyl)-8-oxo-5-oxa-1- azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid. Broad- spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic similar in structure to the cephalosporins except for the substitution of an oxaazabicyclo moiety for the thiaazabicyclo moiety of certain cephalosporins. It has been proposed especially for the meningitides because it passes the blood-brain barrier and for anaerobic infections. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, lactam. Chemical name: 5-Oxa-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-((carboxy(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetyl)amino)-7-methoxy-3-(((1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thio)methyl)-8-oxo- (12 Dec 1998) |