5-ASA

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of mesalazine.
  2. Any member of the same drug class: mesalazine or any of its prodrugs (e.g., sulfasalazine, olsalazine, balsalazide).

Word forms

5-ASA 5-ASAs

Etymology

An initialism from 5-aminosalicylic acid.

Synonyms

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