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View synonyms for sulfa drug
sulfa drug
noun
, Pharmacology.
- 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
- 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 /
- 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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