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sulfa

American  
[suhl-fuh] / ˈsʌl fə /

adjective

  1. related chemically to sulfanilamide.

  2. pertaining to, consisting of, or involving a sulfa drug or drugs.

noun

  1. sulfa drug.

Etymology

Origin of sulfa

First recorded in 1935–40; short for sulfanilamide

Example Sentences

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Sulfa drugs and tetanus serum have reduced danger of infections.

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Sulfa drugs alone work too, in most cases after bubonic plague has struck.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sulfa drugs don't help the patient and sometimes increase a patient's misery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sulfa drugs and penicillin have taken the edge off pneumonia.

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Sulfa befuddlement has caused at least one train wreck.

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