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sulfasalazine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌsʌl.fəˈsæl.ə.ziːn/

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noun

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, pharmacology, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: SSZ, salazopyrin, salazosulfapyridine, SASP

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 柳氮磺胺吡啶 — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • French: sulfasalazine — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • German: Sulfasalazin — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • Hungarian: szulfaszalazin — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • Italian: sulfasalazina — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • Italian: salazosulfapiridina — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • Kazakh: сульфасалазин (sulfasalazin) — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • Portuguese: sulfassalazina — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • Romanian: sulfasalazină — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis
  • Spanish: sulfasalazina — sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis