| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| acarbose |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ac·ar·bose |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k är-b s |
| NOUN: | A drug for use in the management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes that reduces plasma glucose by slowing the absorption of starches and sugars from the intestine. | | ETYMOLOGY: | a–1 + carb(o)– + –ose2.
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