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sulfamethoxazole

[ suhl-fuh-meth-ok-suh-zohl ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an antimicrobial substance, C 1 0 H 1 1 N 3 O 3 S, used against a variety of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, as in the treatment of certain urinary tract infections and skin infections.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfamethoxazole1

1955–60; sulfa(nilamide) + meth(yl) + (is)oxazole; is-, ox-, azole

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