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sulfamethazine

sulfamethazine

1 7.9
A medicine used to treat infections caused by bacteria in animals and sometimes people
  • noun
  • /sʌlfəˈmɛθəˌzin/
  • Specialized
: sulfametazina
  • The veterinarian prescribed sulfamethazine for the dog's infection.

Examples

  • The veterinarian prescribed sulfamethazine to treat the cattle's respiratory infection.

  • Regulations restrict the use of sulfamethazine in animals intended for human consumption.

  • Some bacteria have developed resistance to sulfamethazine, making treatment more challenging.

  • Many farmers use sulfamethazines to treat livestock illnesses.

  • Veterinarians often prescribe sulfamethazine to treat bacterial infections in livestock.

  • In veterinary medicine, sulfamethazine is commonly used for preventing infections.

  • Many farmers rely on sulfamethazine to ensure the health of their animals.

Synonyms

sulfamezathine
vssulfamethazine
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine with sulfa that treats bacterial infections in people and animals

is used mainly in animal medicine rather than equally in both species

Surface Forms

sulfamethazine singular
sulfamethazines plural

Morphology

sulfamethazine = sulfa + meth + azine

The word is a complex chemical name with roots that are not standalone English words, making it opaque to learners without specialized knowledge.

Etymology

Sulfamethazine begins with sulfa, from 'sulfur', the element that named a group of early antibacterial drugs, and the second part -methazine marks its specific chemical form; together the name tells chemists it is a sulfa drug. So, the word points to a medicine used to treat bacterial infections in people and animals.