Sulfonylurea

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a group of hypoglycemic drugs, such as tolbutamide, that act on the beta cells of the pancreas to increase the secretion of insulin.
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  • n. Any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas.
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  • n. antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    antidiabetic    antidiabetic drug    secretagogue   
    Hyponym
    tolbutamide    orinase    tolazamide    tolinase    carbutamide   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rosiglitazone    glyburide    thiazolidinedione    pramlintide    monotherapy   
     
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