sulfasalazine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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).

/ˌsʌl.fəˈsæl.ə.ziːn/

sulfasalazine sulfasalazines sulphasalazine

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

SSZ salazopyrin salazosulfapyridine SASP

mesalazine

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