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sul'fa drug"



Pharm.
any of a group of drugs closely related in chemical structure to sulfanilamide, having a bacteriostatic rather than a bacteriocidal effect: used in the treatment of various wounds, burns, and infections. Also called sulfa.

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sulfadiazinesulfamethoxazole
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