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sulfonylurea

noun sul·fo·nyl·urea

Medical Definition of SULFONYLUREA

:  any of several hypoglycemic compounds (as glipizide and tolbutamide) related to the sulfonamides and used in the oral treatment of type 2 diabetes

Variants of SULFONYLUREA

sul·fo·nyl·urea or chiefly British sul·pho·nyl·urea \ˌsəl-fə-ˌnil-ˈ(y)r-ē-ə\

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