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Definition of Dapsone

1. Noun. Antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases.

Definition of Dapsone

1. Noun. (medicine) A drug, ''4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline'', used in the treatment of leprosy and similar infections ¹

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Definition of Dapsone

1. a medicinal substance [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dapsone

1. Related to the sulphonamides (diaminodiphenyl sulphone) that is used to treat leprosy (of which the causative agent is Mycobacterium leprae). May act by inhibiting folate synthesis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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