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sulfanilamide

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sul·fa·nil·a·mide (slf-nl-md, -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 [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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