sulpha

/'sʌlfə/ Cách viết khác : (sulfa) /'sʌlfə/

Thân thiện

A doctor prescribes a sulpha drug to treat a bacterial infection.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of antibacterial drug: "Sulpha" refers to any of a group of synthetic organic compounds used as antibacterial drugs. They work by inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) for their metabolism.

Usage

• The term "sulpha" is primarily used in medical and pharmaceutical contexts to describe a specific class of antimicrobial agents. It is often used attributively to modify other nouns, such as "sulpha drug."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor prescribed a sulpha to treat the bacterial infection.
  • Before the widespread use of penicillin, sulpha drugs were a common treatment for pneumonia.

Advanced Usage

• "Sulpha drug": This is the most common compound usage, referring specifically to a medication belonging to the sulphonamide class.
  • The discovery of the first sulpha drug, Prontosil, was a major breakthrough in medicine.

Variants and Related Words

• Sulfa: This is a common alternative spelling, especially in American English. The meaning is identical.
  • The terms "sulpha" and "sulfa" are used interchangeably.
• Sulphonamide (or Sulfonamide): This is the full technical name for the class of compounds to which sulpha drugs belong.
  • Sulphonamides are synthetic antibiotics derived from sulfanilamide.

Synonyms

• Sulfonamide: The more formal, chemical term.
• Sulfa drug: The common compound term.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "sulpha" itself is almost never used in isolation in modern medical writing without "drug" or as part of a compound name (e.g., sulphanilamide). Its primary function is as a classifying adjective within the noun phrase "sulpha drug."

Học thuật

Noun

1. antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sulfa drug
• sulfa
• sulfonamide