sulfathiazole

noun
sul·​fa·​thi·​a·​zole
variants: or chiefly British sulphathiazole \ ˌsəl-​fə-​ˈthī-​ə-​ˌzōl How to pronounce sulphathiazole (audio) \

Medical Definition of sulfathiazole

: a sulfa drug C9H9N3O2S2 derived from thiazole and sulfanilamide that is seldom prescribed because of its toxicity but was formerly used especially in the treatment of pneumococcus and staphylococcus infections