SULFONYLUREA

sulfonylurea

(noun) antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sulfonylurea (plural sulfonylureas)

Any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.

Hypernyms

• secretagogue

Hyponyms

• acetohexamide

• carbutamide

• chlorpropamide

• glibenclamide

• gliclazide

• glimepiride

• glipizide

• gliquidone

• glyclopyramide

• tolbutamide

• tolazamide

• torasemide

Source: Wiktionary

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