Associations to the word «Sulfonylurea»

Wiktionary

SULFONYLUREA, noun. Any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas.

Dictionary definition

SULFONYLUREA, noun. Antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats