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5-ASA

5-ASA noun: synonym of mesalazine.

Noun

5-ASA (usually uncountable, plural 5-ASAs)

  1. (usually) Synonym of mesalazine.
    • The patient had been taking 5-ASA, but the treatment plan changed when little response was seen.
    Synonyms:
    mesalazine
  2. (countable, usually) Any member of the same drug class: mesalazine or any of its prodrugs (e.g., sulfasalazine, olsalazine, balsalazide).
    • The 5-ASAs are useful for inflammatory bowel diseases.

Synonyms of 5-ASA

Forms of 5-ASA

plural5-ASAs

Origin of 5-ASA

An initialism from 5-aminosalicylic acid.

Questions about 5-ASA

What does 5-ASA mean?
5-ASA means synonym of mesalazine.
What part of speech is 5-ASA?
5-ASA is a noun.
What is the plural of 5-ASA?
The plural of 5-ASA is 5-ASAs.

Words near 5-ASA in the dictionary

  1. 5 o'clock shadows
  2. 5 o'clock traffic
  3. 5 percenter
  4. 5 percenters
  5. 5-5-5 rule
  6. 5-ASA
  7. 5-cell
  8. 5-cells
  9. 5-em space
  10. 5-em spaces
  11. 5-gon

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