sulfa
sulfa
Definition
sulfa (sul′fə)
adjective
designating or of a family of drugs of the sulfanilamide type, used in combating certain bacterial infections
Etymology: contr. < sulfanilamide
sulfa
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- drug: Many lupus patients are highly sensitive to sulfa drugs.
Browse dictionary entries near sulfa
- sulf-
- Suleiman (I)
- sulcus
- sulcate
- Sulawesi
- Sukkot
- sukkah
- sukiyaki
- Sukhumi
- Sukarno
- sulfa drug
- sulfadiazine
- sulfamerazine
- sulfanilamide
- sulfanilic acid
- sulfate
- sulfide
- sulfinyl
- sulfite
- sulfo-
