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dapagliflozin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌdæp.əɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/

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noun

Meaning 1

A drug C21H25ClO6·C3H8O2·H2O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys and is taken orally to treat type 2 diabetes. It is marketed under the trademark Farxiga.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From dapa- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).