HYPOGLYCAEMIC AGENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypoglycaemic agent mean? 

• HYPOGLYCAEMIC AGENT (noun)
  The noun HYPOGLYCAEMIC 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: HYPOGLYCAEMIC AGENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOGLYCAEMIC AGENT (noun)

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 ("hypoglycaemic agent" is a kind of...):

agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypoglycaemic 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)