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HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypoglycemic agent mean?
• HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT (noun)
The noun HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT has 1 sense:
1. any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
Familiarity information: HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
hypoglycaemic agent; hypoglycemic agent
Hypernyms ("hypoglycemic agent" is a kind of...):
agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypoglycemic agent"):
Orinase; tolbutamide (sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus)
insulin (hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells)
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