different between antidiabetic vs acarbose

English

Etymology

anti- +? diabetic

Adjective

antidiabetic (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
   • 1898, The Medical Bulletin

     He concludes that, in addition, as an antidiabetic regimen, he would certainly recommend a trial of benzosol in every case of this disease, especially in view of the results obtained in the cases of the three patients mentioned.

Synonyms

• antidiabetes

Translations

Noun

antidiabetic (plural antidiabetics)

1. (pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French antidiabétique

Noun

antidiabetic n (plural antidiabetice)

1. antidiabetic

Declension

English

Etymology

From a- +? carb +? -ose.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /e??k???bo?s/

Noun

acarbose (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.

Hypernyms

• antidiabetic

Translations

References

• Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, (Please provide a date or year)
• “acarbose”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).