sulfasalazine

/ˌsʌl.fəˈsæl.ə.ziːn/

sulfasalazine noun: a sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).

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Noun

sulfasalazine (countable and uncountable, plural sulfasalazines)

A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).

Synonyms:

SSZ, salazopyrin, salazosulfapyridine, SASP

Synonyms of sulfasalazine

Forms of sulfasalazine

plural	sulfasalazines
alternative UK	sulphasalazine

Origin of sulfasalazine

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + -salazine (“salicylic acid derivative”).

Questions about sulfasalazine

What does sulfasalazine mean?: Sulfasalazine means a sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).
What part of speech is sulfasalazine?: Sulfasalazine is a noun.
How do you pronounce sulfasalazine?: Sulfasalazine is pronounced /ˌsʌl.fəˈsæl.ə.ziːn/.
What is the plural of sulfasalazine?: The plural of sulfasalazine is sulfasalazines.

Words near sulfasalazine in the dictionary

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