ceftazidime: a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections
cephalosporin: one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
picket: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake