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.
Also called
sulfa.
Origin of sulfa drug
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby sulfa drug
sulcus,
sulcus of sclera,
suleiman i,
sulf-,
sulfa,
sulfa drug,
sulfadiazine,
sulfadimidine,
sulfamethazine,
sulfamethoxazole,
sulfamylon
British Dictionary definitions for sulfa drug
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
Medical definitions for sulfa drug
sulfa drug
n.
Any of a group of synthetic organic compounds, derived chiefly from sulfanilamide, chemically similar to PABA and capable of inhibiting bacterial growth and activity by interfering with the metabolic processes in bacteria that require PABA.
sulfonamide
Scientific definitions for sulfa drug
sulfa drug
[ sŭl′fə ]
See under sulfonamide.