| 释义 |
sulpha Pharm.|ˈsʌlfə|
Also (chiefly U.S.) sulfa.
[f. sulphanilamide.]
Any of the drugs derived from sulphanilamide. Usu. attrib., as sulpha drug.
1942B. Bliven Men who make Future i. 11 Within the past year or two, the magical effects of sulfanilamide in curing a whole series of diseases have been supplemented by..the other ‘sulfa’ drugs. 1951E. A. McCourt Home is Stranger xiv. 211 She had asked Weary to get a prescription of some kind from Dr Harrington—sulpha, perhaps. 1956Sci. News XLI. 18 Modifications of sulphanilamide have led to the extensive sulphanamide or sulpha group of drugs. 1967New Scientist 16 Feb. 384/2 A fatal type of malaria..is now being effectively controlled by a new sulpha drug. 1973E. Arnold Proving Ground (1974) xiv. 169 The nurses..applied sulfa powder and repacked and rebandaged the wound. 1975B. Wood Killing Gift (1976) iii. ii. 94 I've given her some sulfa and a shot of codeine so she'll sleep. |