GLYBURIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glyburide mean? 

• GLYBURIDE (noun)
  The noun GLYBURIDE has 1 sense:

1. an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

  Familiarity information: GLYBURIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYBURIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

DiaBeta; glyburide; Micronase

Hypernyms ("glyburide" is a kind of...):

antidiabetic; antidiabetic drug (a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus)

 Context examples 

Glyburide, also called glibenclamide, is more likely to cause hypoglycemic episodes due to its longer half-life and possible displacement by other highly protein bound drugs.

(Glyburide, NCI Thesaurus)

Glisolamide is comparable to glyburide and gliquidone in controlling blood glucose levels.

(Glisolamide, NCI Thesaurus)