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sulpha

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Noun1.sulpha - antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide
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
Translations
sulpha, (US) sulfa
adj sulpha drug → Sulfonamid nt
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He also spent his years as a prisoner in Japan: in one camp he was the sole medical officer; in another he was systematically brutalized by his captors; and in another, saved lives by discovering that the sulpha drugs distributed by the Japanese were resulting in kidney failure in patients due to their weakened states.
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It would be fitting to mention some modern-day miracles like penicillin, insulin, sulpha and quinine, psychotropic drugs and therapies.
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One was predicated on the fact of the discovery of penicillin and sulpha drugs which helped to prevent life-threatening infections together with improved medical treatment of people with spinal cord injuries.
The first 25 years, 1948 to 1953 by Labanowich, Stan / Palaestra
 
 
 
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