ANTIDIABETIC

antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug

(noun) a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

antidiabetic (not comparable)

(pharmaceutical effect) Countering diabetes.

Synonyms

• antidiabetes

Noun

antidiabetic (plural antidiabetics)

(pharmaceutical drug) Any drug that counters diabetes.

Source: Wiktionary



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