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sulfonylureas
sulfonylureasThese reduce the levels of glucose in the blood and are used to treat diabetes mellitus.sulfonylureas
sul·fo·nyl·u·re·as (sŭl'fō-nil-yū-rē'ăz), Derivatives of isopropylthiodiazylsulfanilamide, chemically related to the sulfonamides, which possess hypoglycemic action. Belonging to this series are acetohexamide, azepinamide, chlorpropamide, fluphenmepramide, glymidine, hydroxyhexamide, heptolamide, indylamide, thiohexamide, tolazamide, and tolbutamide.sul·fo·nyl·u·re·as (sŭl'fō-nil-yūr'ē-ăz) Derivatives of isopropylthiodiazylsulfanilamide, chemically related to the sulfonamides, which possess hypoglycemic action. Belonging to this series are acetohexamide, azepinamide, chlorpropamide, fluphenmepramide, glymidine, hydroxyhexamide, heptolamide, indylamide, thiohexamide, tolazamide, and tolbutamide. Synonym(s): sulphonylureas. sul·fo·nyl·u·re·as (sŭl'fō-nil-yūr'ē-ăz) Derivatives of isopropylthiodiazylsulfanilamide, chemically related to sulfonamides, whichpossess hypoglycemic action (e.g., acetohexamide, tolbutamide). Synonym(s): sulphonylureas. ThesaurusSeesulfonylurea |