ANTIDIABETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antidiabetic mean? 

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

1. a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIDIABETIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug used to treat diabetes mellitus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antidiabetic; antidiabetic drug

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

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antidiabetic"):

glipizide; Glucotrol (an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas)

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

Glucophage; metformin (an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes)

sulfonylurea (antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus)

 Context examples 

A benzamide belonging to the meglitinide class of antidiabetic agents with hypoglycemic activity.

(Meglitinide, NCI Thesaurus)

Glucophage is a type of antidiabetic agent.

(Glucophage, NCI Dictionary)

The sodium salt form of englitazone, an agent belonging to the glitazone class of antidiabetic agents with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Englitazone Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A cyclophosphamide synergizer with antineoplastic, antidiabetic, antihypertensive and immunopotentiating activity.

(Benaxibine, NCI Thesaurus)

Metformin is a type of antidiabetic agent.

(Metformin, NCI Dictionary)

Metformin hydrochloride is a type of antidiabetic agent.

(Metformin hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

The hydrochloride salt of an orally-active thiazolidinedione with antidiabetic properties and potential antineoplastic activity.

(Pioglitazone Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally-active thiazolidinedione with antidiabetic properties and potential antineoplastic activity.

(Pioglitazone, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of phenformin, an agent belonging to the biguanide class of antidiabetics with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Phenformin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An agent belonging to the glitazone class of antidiabetic agents with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Edaglitazone, NCI Thesaurus)