acarbose

English

Etymology

a- +‎ carb +‎ -ose

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kɑɹ.boʊs/

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Noun

acarbose (uncountable)

1. An antidiabetic drug that inhibits alpha glucosidase.

Synonyms

• Precose

Hypernyms

• antidiabetics

Translations

antidiabetic drug

• Esperanto: acarboso
• Finnish: akarboosi
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• Italian: acarbosio m
• Spanish: acarbosa f

See also

• acarbose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses