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sulfonamide
[sul-fon´ah-mīd]1. a compound containing the -SO2NH2 group.
2. any of a group of structurally related antibiotics that competitively inhibit folic acid synthesis in microorganisms and formerly were bacteriostatic against a wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and some protozoa. Because many microbes are now resistant, sulfonamides have largely been supplanted by more effective and less toxic antibiotics. Called also sulfa drug.
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sulfonamide
(sŭl-fŏn′ə-mīd′, -mĭd)n.
1. Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds containing the radical SO2NH2 and including the sulfa drugs.
2. See sulfa drug.
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Sulfonamide
A sulfa drug, one of a large group of drugs used to treat bacterial infections.
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sulfonamide
Denotes a group of organic derivatives containing SO2 NH2. Example: sulfacetamide sodium.
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