Noun: sulfadiazine
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: sulphadiazine)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: sulphadiazine)
- A sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections
"The doctor administered sulfadiazine to combat the bacterial infection";
- sulphadiazine [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: sulfadiazines
Type of: sulfa [N. Amer], sulfa drug [N. Amer], sulfonamide [N. Amer], sulpha [Brit, Cdn], sulphonamide [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Sulfadiazine