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sulfonylurea

noun
sul路​fo路​nyl路​urea | \ 藢s蓹l-f蓹-藢nil-藞yu虈r-膿-蓹 How to pronounce sulfonylurea (audio) \

Definition of sulfonylurea

: any of several hypoglycemic compounds related to the sulfonamides and used in the oral treatment of diabetes

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 Patients typically take insulin, metformin, sulfonylureas or newer, more expensive medications, including SGLT2 inhibitors, to control their blood sugar. — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, "Diabetes Debate Leaves Little Consensus," 12 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of sulfonylurea

1956, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for sulfonylurea

New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary sulfonyl + New Latin urea

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sulfonylurea

noun
sul路​fo路​nyl路​urea
variants: or chiefly British sulphonylurea \ 藢s蓹l-​f蓹-​藢nil-​藞(y)u虈r-​膿-​蓹 How to pronounce sulphonylurea (audio) \

Medical Definition of sulfonylurea

: any of several hypoglycemic compounds (as glipizide and tolbutamide) related to the sulfonamides and used in the oral treatment of type 2 diabetes

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