5-ASA
Meanings
noun
- Synonym of mesalazine.
- Any member of the same drug class: mesalazine or any of its prodrugs (e.g., sulfasalazine, olsalazine, balsalazide).
Word forms
Etymology
An initialism from 5-aminosalicylic acid.
Synonyms
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