sulfonylurea

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug,
definition	:	a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	tolazamide, tolinase,
definition	:	a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	orinase, tolbutamide,
definition	:	sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus (noun.artifact)