noun
Salvarsan; arsphenamine
Historical brand name for the first modern antimicrobial agent, used to treat syphilis. Now obsolete in clinical practice.
サルバルサンは、かつて梅毒の治療に使われた薬です。
Salvarsan is a drug that was once used to treat syphilis.
From German 'Salvarsan', a trademark name coined from Latin 'salvare' (to save) and 'arsen' (arsenic).