sulpha
/ˈsʌlfə/
noun
- A type of antibiotic drug used to treat bacterial infections, also known as a sulfonamide.
- The doctor prescribed sulpha for the patient's urinary tract infection.
- Before penicillin, sulpha drugs were the main treatment for many bacterial illnesses.
- Some people are allergic to sulpha and must avoid it.
adjective
- Relating to or containing sulpha drugs.
- The pharmacy stocks several sulpha compounds.
- Sulpha antibiotics were widely used during World War II.
- The patient had a reaction to a sulpha medication.