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sulfa

[suhl-fuh] Origin

sul·fa

[suhl-fuh] Pharmacology
adjective
1.
related chemically to sulfanilamide.
2.
pertaining to, consisting of, or involving a sulfa drug or drugs.
noun

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Origin:
1935–40; short for sulfanilamide
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sulfa
1942, short for the group of drugs derived from sulfanilamide. (The usual British spelling is sulpha.)
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sulfa sul·fa (sŭl'fə)
adj.
Of, relating to, or containing sulfanilamide or any sulfa drug.

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