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