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noun
A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C21H27N5O4S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Glucotrol
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug
History
From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + py(ra)z(ine) + -ide.
