English > sulfa: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA. |
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| Synonyms | sulfa drug, sulpha, sulfonamide |
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| Narrower | Thiosulfil | trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial |
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| sulfacetamide, Sulamyd | 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 |
| sulfamethoxazole, Gantanol | A sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) |
| sulfanilamide | A white odorless crystalline sulfa drug |
| sulfapyridine | sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide |
| sulfisoxazole, Gantrisin | A sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract |
| Broader | antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide | Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth |
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| Spanish | sulfamida, sulfa, sulfonamida |
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| Catalan | sulfamida, sulfa, sulfonamida |
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