sulfadiazine
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From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + diazine.
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sulfadiazine (countable and uncountable, plural sulfadiazines)
- (pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections.
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References[edit]
- “sulphadiazine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sulfadiazine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.