glyburide

[glahy-byoor-ahyd]

gly·bu·ride

[glahy-byoor-ahyd]
noun Pharmacology.
a hypoglycemic substance, C23H28ClN3O5S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

Origin:
gly(co)- + -buride, of uncertain derivation
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glyburide

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