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sul·fa (slf)
adj.
Of, relating to, or containing sulfanilamide or any sulfa drug.
sulfa (sul´f),
adj/n a colloquial term used to describe a group of antibacterial agents. See also sulfacetamide and sulfamethizole.
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He also spent his years as a prisoner in Japan: in one camp he was the sole medical officer; in another he was systematically brutalized by his captors; and in another, saved lives by discovering that the sulpha drugs distributed by the Japanese were resulting in kidney failure in patients due to their weakened states.
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It would be fitting to mention some modern-day miracles like penicillin, insulin, sulpha and quinine, psychotropic drugs and therapies.
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One was predicated on the fact of the discovery of penicillin and sulpha drugs which helped to prevent life-threatening infections together with improved medical treatment of people with spinal cord injuries.
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