sulfa drug

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noun Pharmacology.

any of a group of drugs closely related in chemical structure to sulfanilamide, having a bacteriostatic rather than a bacteriocidal effect: used in the treatment of various wounds, burns, and infections.

Origin of sulfa drug

First recorded in 1935–40

Also called sulfa.

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Related Words for sulfa drug

penicillin, amoxicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, streptomycin, ampicillin, sulfonamide

British Dictionary definitions for sulfa drug

sulfa drug

noun

any of a group of sulfonamide compounds that inhibit the activity of bacteria and are used in medicine to treat bacterial infections

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sulfa drug in Medicine

sulfa drug

n.

Any of a group of synthetic organic compounds, derived chiefly from sulfanilamide, chemically similar to PABA and capable of inhibiting bacterial growth and activity by interfering with the metabolic processes in bacteria that require PABA.sulfonamide

sulfa drug in Science

sulfa drug

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See under sulfonamide.