Definitions

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

  • noun A hypoglycemic drug of the thiazolidinedione class, C19H20N2O3S, used in its hydrochloride form to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes.

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  • noun medicine A thiazolidinedione drug that has hypoglycemic action

Etymologies

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

[pio-, origin unknown + -glitazone, thiazolidinedione suff.; see rosiglitazone.]

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