Acarbose Definition
ăkär-bōs
noun
A drug for use in the management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes that reduces plasma glucose by slowing the absorption of starches and sugars from the intestine.
American Heritage
A drug, C25 H43 NO18 , that reduces blood glucose levels by inhibiting the breakdown of complex carbohydrates in the intestine and is used to treat type 2 diabetes.
American Heritage Medicine
An antidiabetic drug that inhibits alpha glucosidase.
Wiktionary
Origin of Acarbose
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a- +"Ž carb +"Ž -ose
From Wiktionary
a– carb(o)– –ose
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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