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Sulfonylurea Moderate

Sulfonylurea has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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.

See Also
glyclopyramide glisoxepide gliclazide tolazamide glymidine sodium herbicide acetohexamide gliquidone
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
antidiabetic
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tolazamide tolbutamide
Rhyming Words
rea area orea drea grea urea morea korea ocrea gerea perea larrea ostrea shorea chorea andrea aperea mccrea petrea ochrea
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