sul·fa·nil·a·mide (s l f -n l -m d, -md)n. A white, odorless crystalline sulfonamide used in the treatment of various bacterial infections. |
sulfanilamide
[sul′fah-nil′ah-mīd]
a potent antibacterial compound. Although replaced as a systemic agent by more effective and less toxic derivatives and by antibiotics, it is still used vaginally in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
sulfanilamide
a potent antibacterial compound, the first of the sulfonamides, the first real antibacterial and the drug that opened the door into the antibiotic era.
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