SINCE 1828
sulfasalazine
noun
sul·fa·sal·a·zine
variants:
or chiefly British sulphasalazine \ ˌsəl-fə-ˈsal-ə-ˌzēn 
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Medical Definition of sulfasalazine
: a sulfonamide C18H14N4O5S used in the treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis
— called also salicylazosulfapyridine
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