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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A drug that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas, lowers blood glucose levels, and is administered orally for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A meglitinide drug for the treatment of type II diabetes.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[re(lease) + pa(ncreas) + -glinide, antidiabetic drug suff. (shortening of -glitinide, from meglitinide, compound class to which it belongs).]

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