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Meaning of "sulphadoxine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SULPHADOXINE

sulphadoxine  [ˌsʌlfəˈdɒksiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SULPHADOXINE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Sulphadoxine is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SULPHADOXINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sulfadoxine

Sulfadoxine is an ultra-long-lasting sulfonamide previously used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat or prevent malaria. Due to high levels of resistance, its use is no longer recommended routinely. It is also used, usually in combination with other drugs, to treat or prevent various infections in livestock. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

Definition of sulphadoxine in the English dictionary

The definition of sulphadoxine in the dictionary is an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SULPHADOXINE


clinopyroxene
ˌklaɪnəʊpaɪˈrɒksiːn
fuchsine
ˈfuːksiːn
glycine
ˈɡlaɪsiːn
Holocene
ˈhɒləˌsiːn
kerosene
ˈkɛrəˌsiːn
lysine
ˈlaɪsiːn
Mersin
mɛəˈsiːn
obscene
əbˈsiːn
orthopyroxene
ˌɔːθəʊpaɪˈrɒksiːn
pyridoxine
ˌpɪrɪˈdɒksiːn
pyroxene
paɪˈrɒksiːn
Rexine
ˈrɛksiːn
scene
siːn
seen
siːn
sulfadoxine
ˌsʌlfəˈdɒksiːn
thyroxine
θaɪˈrɒksiːn
tyrosine
ˈtaɪrəˌsiːn
unforeseen
ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn
unseen
ʌnˈsiːn
vaccine
ˈvæksiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SULPHADOXINE

sulpha drug
sulphacetamide
sulphadiazine
sulphanilamide
sulphatase
sulphate
sulphate-resisting cement
sulphathiazole
sulphatic
sulphation
sulphhydryl
sulphide
sulphinpyrazone
sulphinyl
sulphite
sulphitic
sulphonamide
sulphonate
sulphonation
sulphone

WORDS THAT END LIKE SULPHADOXINE

cuisine
define
determine
divine
eine
ektexine
endexine
engine
exine
fine
genuine
hotline
imagine
line
machine
magazine
Maine
marine
medicine
mine

Synonyms and antonyms of sulphadoxine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sulphadoxine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SULPHADOXINE

Find out the translation of sulphadoxine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sulphadoxine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sulphadoxine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

磺胺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sulfadoxina
570 millions of speakers

English

sulphadoxine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sulphadoxine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلفادوكسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сульфадоксин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sulfadoxina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sulphadoxine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sulfadoxine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sulphadoxine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sulfadoxin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sulphadoxine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sulphadoxine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sulphadoxine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sulphadoxine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sulphadoxine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सल्फाडोक्सिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sülfadoksin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sulphadoxine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sulphadoxine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сульфадоксин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sulphadoxine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σουλφαδοξίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sulphadoxine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sulphadoxine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sulphadoxine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sulphadoxine

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHADOXINE»

The term «sulphadoxine» is normally little used and occupies the 143.077 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHADOXINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sulphadoxine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sulphadoxine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sulphadoxine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SULPHADOXINE»

Discover the use of sulphadoxine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sulphadoxine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Drugs for Tropical Parasitic Infections
Sulphadoxine has a high rate of tubular reabsorption which contributes to its long persistence in the body (7). It is not known whether there are slow and rapid acetylators of Sulphadoxine, but in a study from Thailand there was no difference in ...
Urban Hellgren, Orjan Ericsson, Yakoub AdenAbdi, 2003
2
Treatment and Prevention of Malaria: Antimalarial Drug ...
Pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine has been the drug of choice for IPT, even in areas with moderate levels of pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine resistance [23, 25]; however, in the context of high pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine resistance, its efficacy is ...
Henry M. Staines, Sanjeev Krishna, 2012
3
Chemotherapy of Tropical Parasitic Infections
Pharmacology and Mode of Action Sulphadoxine is a long-acting sulphonamide. It is used in combination with pyrimethamine against malaria. Sulphadoxine blocks the synthesis of folk acid by competing with /wra-aminobenzoic acid ( PABA).
T. K. Chatterjee, 2000
4
Saunders Equine Formulary
Sulphadoxine. with. trimethoprim. Presentation: sulphadoxine 200 mg/mL + trimethoprim 40 mg/mL solution for IV and IM injection; 100 mL multidose vials. Dose: 15 mg/kg slow IV injection or IM injection.
Derek C. Knottenbelt, 2006
5
Handbook Of Pediatric Drug Therapy And Immunization
S/E: Tinnitus, blurred vision, headache, nausea, pruritus, giddiness (Cinkona, Quininga 100 mg, 300 mg tab; Rez-Q 100 mg, 300 mg, 600 mg tab) Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine Chloroquine resistant P. falciparum malaria ( uncomplicated) ...
Suneja, 2008
6
Manson's Tropical Diseases
Dose recommendations were devised originally in adults. A recent large study has shown that the pharmacoki- netic properties of both pyrimethamine and sulphadoxine are altered significantly in children (aged 2-5 years) who have larger Vd ...
Gordon C. Cook, Alimuddin Zumla, 2008
7
Molecular Genetics of Drug Resistance
Analysis of sulphadoxine uptake of P. falciparum-mfected erythrocytes has shown that they are able to concentrate sulpha drugs (Zhang and Meshnick, 1991) which may explain the ability of these drugs to inhibit the growth of the parasite ...
. Hayes, 1997
8
Pharmacology: Prep Manual for Undergraduates
Antifolates They are pyrimethamine, sulphadoxine, sulphones (dapsone) and proguanil. Mechanism of action Plasmodia utilize PABA for the synthesis of folic acid which, in turn, is necessary for the synthesis of nucleosides and ultimately DNA ...
Shanbhag, 2008
9
Medicinal Chemistry
It is used in combination with sulphadoxine for the treatment of malaria. 24.4 NEWER DRUG Brodimoprim: 5-[(4-Bromo-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl] pyrimidine-2,4-diamine It is a structural derivative of trimethoprim. In brodimoprim , the ...
Sriram D ., 2010
10
Parasitic Diseases: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
The 28-day chloroquine/sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine P. falciparum cure rate was 97%. The single treatment failure, confirmed by merozoite surface protein-2 genotyping, was classified as a day 28 late parasitological treatment failure.
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SULPHADOXINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sulphadoxine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comparison of genomic signatures of selection on Plasmodium …
Strongest selection on these genes will have occurred when chloroquine and pyrimethamine-sulphadoxine were widely used in antimalarial therapy in Ghana, ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
2
FG Revises Malaria Treatment For Pregnant Women
According to him, these key interventions that should be provided at the ante natal clinic include the administration of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) for ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»
3
Malaria burden: The “bite” goes on
Pregnant women should receive Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (SP) for Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria during ANC clinics. You should also visit the ... «Daily Sun, Apr 15»
4
Malaria vaccine for children coming soon
Pregnant women should receive Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (SP) for Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria during ANC clinics. You should also visit the ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Apr 15»
5
Fast working malaria drug developed that works against resistant …
It was then replaced by sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), but resistance to SP also soon emerged in western Cambodia and spread to Africa. SP was replaced ... «International Business Times UK, Apr 15»
6
A malaria parasite that is resistant to drugs is spreading across Asia
Chloroquine was replaced by sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), resistance to which emerged in western Cambodia and spread to Africa. SP was then followed ... «Business Insider, Feb 15»
7
TFDA deregisters five toxic drugs
Four types of drugs altered in their use include Sulphadoxine and Pyrimethamine (SP) which have been changed from being malaria cure and will instead be ... «IPPmedia, Jan 15»
8
How India got 2000% return on anti-malaria investment
... National Drug Policy on Malaria recommends the use of ACT-AL (Artesunate+Sulphadoxine+Pyrimethamine – Artemether-Lumefantrine) based combination ... «Scroll.in, Dec 14»
9
Experts want cost-sharing of malaria drugs
... said: “many drug dispensing shops are prescribing non-artemisinin drugs like sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (Fansida) in the treatment of malaria cases.” «New Vision, Dec 14»
10
Eradicating malaria: how parasites' genetic 'barcodes' can stop the …
... international transit of people with malaria played a significant role in the global dispersal of resistance to both chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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