meglitinide

English

Chemical structure of meglitinide

Etymology

From me(thoxy) + gli- (antihyperglycemic).

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Pronunciation

Noun

meglitinide (countable and uncountable, plural meglitinides)

  1. (pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs used to treat type II diabetes.
  2. (pharmacology) A chemical compound which is the prototype of this drug class (see structure drawing).

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