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Acarbose
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Pharmaceutical drugs:
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.
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Origin
acarbose
English
-ose
English
-osus
Latin
a-
English
a-
Anglo-Norman
e-
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
ex-
Latin
a-
Middle English (1100-1500)
a-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ab
Latin
ἀ-
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
carb
English
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Etym
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