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View synonyms for sulfa drug

sulfa drug

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. any of a group of drugs closely related in chemical structure to sulfanilamide, having a bacteriostatic rather than a bacteriocidal effect: used in the treatment of various wounds, burns, and infections.

sulfa drug

/ ˈsʌlfə /

noun

  1. any of a group of sulfonamide compounds that inhibit the activity of bacteria and are used in medicine to treat bacterial infections

sulfa drug

/ sŭl′fə /

  1. See under sulfonamide

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfa drug1

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

Her father, her mother said on the phone, had fallen into a coma after his kidneys failed in response to a sulfa drug.

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