sulpha

sulpha or US sulfa drug

Noun

Pharmacol any of a group of sulphonamides that prevent the growth of bacteria: used to treat bacterial infections

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Noun

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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