Taber's Medical Dictionary
-bactam
[From b(eta) + (l)actam(ase) ]
A suffix used to designate an antibiotic that inhibits bacterial beta-lactamase.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "-bactam." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737416/0/_bactam.
-bactam. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737416/0/_bactam. Accessed April 30, 2026.
-bactam. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737416/0/_bactam
-bactam [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 30]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737416/0/_bactam.
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