chlorpropamide

[ klawr-prop-uh-mahyd, -proh-puh-, klohr- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an oral hypoglycemic substance, C 10 H 13 ClN 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of certain kinds of diabetes mellitus.

chlorpropamide

/ klɔːˈprəʊpəˌmaɪd /

noun

1. a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C 10 H 13 ClN 2 O 3 S

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlorpropamide¹

First recorded in 1955–60; chlor- ² + prop(ane) + amide

Example Sentences

For chlorpropamide and metahexamide, the proportions were about the same�but not the patients: some who did poorly on tolbutamide responded to one of the other drugs, and a few who failed on two responded to the third.

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