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tolbutamide

 

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Noun tolbutamide has 1 sense
  1. tolbutamide, Orinase - sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus
    --1 is a kind of sulfonylurea; hypoglycemic agent, hypoglycaemic agent

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Tolbutamide

Noun

Definition: A type of sulfonamide drug used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus to control blood sugar levels by stimulating the release of insulin.

Example Sentence: Doctors may prescribe tolbutamide to patients with type 2 diabetes to help regulate their blood sugar.

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Adjective

Definition: Pertaining to or characteristic of tolbutamide.

Example Sentence: The patient experienced a tolbutamide-induced hypoglycemic episode.

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Verb

Definition: Administer tolbutamide as a medication.

Example Sentence: The doctor advised her to tolbutamide herself daily to keep her blood sugar under control.

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