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PRONUNCIATION OF SULPHONYLUREA

sulphonylurea  [ˌsʌlfənɪlˈjʊərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SULPHONYLUREA

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sulphonylurea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SULPHONYLUREA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sulfonylurea

Sulfonylurea derivatives are a class of antidiabetic drugs that are used in the management of diabetes mellitus type 2. They act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas.

Definition of sulphonylurea in the English dictionary

The definition of sulphonylurea in the dictionary is an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SULPHONYLUREA


aciduria
ˌæsɪdˈjʊərɪə
aminoaciduria
əˌmiːnəʊˌæsɪdˈjʊərɪə
bacteriuria
bækˌtɪərɪˈjʊərɪə
curia
ˈkjʊərɪə
dysuria
dɪsˈjʊərɪə
glucosuria
ˌɡluːkəʊˈsjʊərɪə
glycosuria
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈsjʊərɪə
haematuria
ˌhiːməˈtjʊərɪə
hematuria
ˌhiːməˈtjʊərɪə
Liguria
lɪˈɡjʊərɪə
Masuria
məˈsjʊərɪə
nocturia
nɒktˈjʊərɪə
phenylketonuria
ˌfiːnaɪlˌkiːtəˈnjʊərɪə
phenylthiourea
ˌfiːnaɪlˌθaɪəʊˈjʊərɪə
planuria
plænˈjʊərɪə
polyuria
ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərɪə
proteinuria
ˌprəʊtɪˈnjʊərɪə
pyuria
paɪˈjʊərɪə
thiourea
ˌθaɪəʊˈjʊərɪə
urea
ˈjʊərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SULPHONYLUREA

sulphonamide
sulphonate
sulphonation
sulphone
sulphonic acid
sulphonium
sulphonium compound
sulphonium ion
sulphonium salt
sulphonmethane
sulphonyl
sulphoxide
sulphur
sulphur bath
sulphur dioxide
sulphur spring
sulphur trioxide
sulphur tuft
sulphur-bottom
sulphur-crested cockatoo

WORDS THAT END LIKE SULPHONYLUREA

area
centaurea
Chersonesus Aurea
correa
dining area
Eritrea
floor area
hydroxyurea
iminourea
Korea
malonylurea
no-go area
North Korea
Perea
safe area
service area
South Korea
surface area
urban area
work area

Synonyms and antonyms of sulphonylurea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sulphonylurea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SULPHONYLUREA

Find out the translation of sulphonylurea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sulphonylurea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sulphonylurea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

磺脲类
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sulfonilurea
570 millions of speakers

English

sulphonylurea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साल्फोनैलुरिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sulphonylurea
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сульфонилмочевины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sulfonilureia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sulphonylurea
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sulfamide hypoglycémiant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sulphonylurea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sulfonylharnstoff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スルホニル尿素
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설 포닐 우레아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sulphonylurea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sulphonylurea
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sulphonylurea
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सल्फोनील्युरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sülfonilüre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sulfonilurea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sulfonylomocznika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сульфонілсечовини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sulfoniluree
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σουλφονυλουρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sulfonilurea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sulfonureid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sulfonylurea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sulphonylurea

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHONYLUREA»

The term «sulphonylurea» is normally little used and occupies the 119.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHONYLUREA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sulphonylurea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sulphonylurea» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sulphonylurea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SULPHONYLUREA»

Discover the use of sulphonylurea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sulphonylurea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Type 2 Diabetes in Adults of All Ages
Hence rather than push your sulphonylurea to the highest possible dose, your doctor might consider adding in another medication instead. Generally over time there is a slow drift upwards in HbA1c in patients taking sulphonylureas. For this  ...
Ragnar Hanas, 2007
2
Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology
A sulphonylurea-tolerant wild sunflower biotype was discovered in Kansas, USA, and the tolerance trait was introduced into domestic sunflower lines and resulted in the germplasm lines SURES-1 and SURES2. Tolerance is conferred by a ...
Q. Y. Shu, 2012
3
Understanding Diabetes and Endocrinology
If glycaemic control is not achieved with a maximum dose of sulphonylurea (e.g. gliclazide 160 mg twice daily), additional oral agents can be added. Beneficial effects of sulphonylureas Sulphonylureas are effective glucose-lowering drugs.
Daryl Meeking, 2011
4
Drug Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
Consider adding a OPP-4 inhibitor9 or a thiazolidinedionew if metformin contraindicated or not tolerated Add insulin“, particularly if the person is markedly hyperglycaemic Insulin + metformin + sulphonylurea' Consider adding exenatides to ...
Andrew Krentz, 2013
5
Diabetes: A Handbook for the Primary Healthcare Team
COMBINATIONS. Increasingly,the trendin recentyears has been to continue sulphonylurea and/or met- ... Combination sulphonylurea and insulin therapy can be effective in people with a partial beta-cell response to sulphonylureas. As the  ...
Joan R. S. McDowell, David M. Matthews (FRCP.), David M. Matthews, 2007
6
Clinical Biochemistry: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects
Metiglinides such as repaglinide and nateglinide, and other non-sulphonylurea insulin secretagogues, can also cause hypoglycaemia. The thiazolidinediones, such as pioglitazone and rosiglita- zone, act by sensitizing peripheral tissues to ...
William J. Marshall, William J. Marshall (Ph. D.), S. K. Bangert, 2008
7
Diabetes in Focus
Carbutamide and another sulphonylurea compound, methex- amide, were subsequently withdrawn from clinical use because of their toxic side effects. However, closely related compounds such as chlor- propamide and tolbutamide, the ...
Anjana Patel, 2003
8
Api Textbook of Medicine
340 Hyperglycaemia Insulin release 0 2+ Ca Sulphonylurea Channels open Figure 2: Mechanism of action of sulphonylureas. Table 1:Characteristics of Different Oral Anti-Diabetic Agents secondary failure are dietary indiscretion, lack of ...
Y. P. Munjal, S. K. Sharma, A. K. Agarwal, M. D., 2012
9
Endocrine System Diseases—Advances in Research and ...
(2013 Apr 15) Janssen Research and Development, Titusville: Initial metformin or sulphonylurea exposure and cancer occurrence among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Diabetes Week — Data ...
‎2013
10
PROGRESS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
However, it is remarkable and discouraging that so many non-sulphonylurea and non-biguanide compounds have ultimately failed to demonstrate clinical utility because of lack of efficacy or because of untolerable side effects. CONCLUSION  ...
Gwynn Pennant Ellis, Geoffrey Buckle West, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SULPHONYLUREA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sulphonylurea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Type 2 diabetes: Synjardy® (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride …
... of empagliflozin as add-on to metformin either alone or in combination with other blood glucose-lowering drugs (pioglitazone, sulphonylurea, DPP-4 inhibitors ... «Business Wire, May 15»
2
Type 2 Diabetes: CHMP Recommends Empagliflozin/Metformin …
The most common side effect reported by patients in the clinical trials was hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) in combination with insulin and/or sulphonylurea. «Business Wire, Mar 15»
3
Diabetic drug given to patients 'by shining blue light at stomach'
Researchers at Imperial College London and LMU Munich adapted an existing diabetes drug, a sulphonylurea, to change shape when exposed to blue light in ... «Evening Standard, Oct 14»
4
Diabetes drug metformin linked to low levels of thyroid stimulating …
... the risk of having low levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone was 55% higher in patients that took metformin compared with those that took a sulphonylurea. «Diabetes.co.uk, Sep 14»
5
Diabetes Drug Linked To Longer Life Expectancy
Another anti-diabetic drug sulphonylurea, however, couldn't provide similar ... Of these people 78,241 were on metformin and the rest 12,222 on sulphonylurea. «Design & Trend, Aug 14»
6
New type 2 diabetes drug launched in UK
... control at two years with less hypoglycaemic episodes and significant reduction on weight, compared to the sulphonylurea glipizide added-on to metformin. «Nursing Times, Feb 14»
7
Cibus Global, Ltd. Acquires Nucelis Inc.
Cibus US LLC will be launching its first product, Sulphonylurea tolerant (SU) canola, in 2014. Cibus is privately held by a committed group of investors who have ... «Business Wire, Jan 14»
8
New fitness to drive rules published
Diabetes treated by insulin and or sulphonylurea tablets. There is no need to tell the doctor if it is managed by other tablets and or diet. * Epilepsy. * Stroke or ... «Irish Health, Feb 13»
9
Recruitment complete for Trajenta® (linagliptin) cardiovascular …
“CAROLINA has the potential to be a landmark study as it will evaluate cardiovascular safety of linagliptin compared to the sulphonylurea glimepiride. This is the ... «Business Wire, Nov 12»
10
EMA committee issues two positive opinions for new indications for …
The second positive opinion was for vildagliptin in triple combination with metformin and a sulphonylurea for the treatment of type 2 diabetes when diet and ... «pharmabiz.com, Sep 12»

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