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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.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. sulcus of sclera,
  2. suleiman,
  3. suleiman i,
  4. sulf-,
  5. sulfa,
  6. sulfadiazine,
  7. sulfadimidine,
  8. sulfamethazine,
  9. sulfamethoxazole,
  10. sulfamylon

Origin of sulfa drug

First recorded in 1935–40
Also called sulfa.
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British Dictionary definitions for sulfa drug

sulfa drug

/ (ˈsʌlfə) /

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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Medicine definitions for sulfa drug

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
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Science definitions for sulfa drug

sulfa drug

[ sŭl′fə ]

See under sulfonamide.
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