| 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. Also called sulfonamide. |
sulfa drug [ˈsʌlfə]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) any of a group of sulfonamide compounds that inhibit the activity of bacteria and are used in medicine to treat bacterial infections
sulfa drug (s l f ) See under sulfonamide. |
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| Noun | 1. | sulfa drug - antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth Sulamyd, sulfacetamide - a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections sulfadiazine - a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections sulfamethazine, sulfamezathine - a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine Gantanol, sulfamethoxazole - a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) sulfanilamide - a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs sulfapyridine - sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide Gantrisin, sulfisoxazole - a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract Thiosulfil - trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial |
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