sulfamethazine

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Noun sulfamethazine has 1 sense

sulfamethazine, sulfamezathine - a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine
--₁ is a kind of sulfa drug, sulfa, sulpha, sulfonamide

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Sulfamethazine

Noun

1. A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of various bacterial infections in both humans and animals. It belongs to the class of sulfonamides known as sulfonamide antibiotics.

Sample sentence: The veterinarian prescribed sulfamethazine to treat the bacterial infection in the cow.

Adjective

1. Referring to something pertaining to or derived from sulfamethazine.

Sample sentence: The researcher developed a new sulfamethazine-based drug for the treatment of urinary tract infections.

Verb

1. To administer or use sulfamethazine in the treatment of an infection.

Sample sentence: The doctor decided to sulfamethazine the wound to prevent any potential bacterial growth.