sulfonylurea

Other forms: sulfonylureas

Definitions of sulfonylurea
  1. noun
    antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
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    types:
    Tolinase, tolazamide
    a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus
    Orinase, tolbutamide
    sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus
    type of:
    antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug
    a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
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