sulfathiazole

American  

[suhl-fuh-thahy-uh-zohl] / ˌsʌl fəˈθaɪ əˌzoʊl /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.

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sulfathiazole British  

/ ˌsʌlfəˈθaɪəˌzəʊl /

noun

1. an antimicrobial sulfa drug used in veterinary medicine and formerly in clinical medicine. Formula: C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2

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Etymology

Origin of sulfathiazole

sulfa(nilamide) + thiazole

Example Sentences

Toronto's Victim No. 18 was a young man whose doctor prescribed twelve sulfathiazole tablets for him for a tooth infection last summer.

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Last week a country doctor in Missouri wired the A. M. A. that one of his patients had died after receiving a dose of sulfathiazole.

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After two days, during which each patient sucked a small sulfathiazole tablet every two hours, all "reported definite improvement within 24 hours . . . complete clinical recovery in 72 hours."

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Other companies were the first to find high-powered, patentable variants like sulfamerazine, sulfadiazine, sulfathiazole and sulfaguanidine.

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All they used on the young fireman was sulfathiazole ointment and rather tight bandages.

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