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HYPOGLYCAEMIC [6 records]

Record 1 2018-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A substance that lowers the blood sugar level.

Key term(s)
  • hypoglycaemic
  • hypoglycaemic agent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Substance ayant pour effet d'abaisser le taux de glucose dans le sang.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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Record 2 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
Key term(s)
  • hypoglycaemic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Se dit de tout ce qui peut abaisser le taux de glucose dans le sang.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
Key term(s)
  • oral hypoglycaemic
  • oral hypoglycaemic drug

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
OBS

hypoglycaemic. Of hypoglycemia.

OBS

hypoglycemia. Abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood. (adj. hypoglycemic).

OBS

coma. A state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease (as diabetes or uremia), injury, or poison.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

État pathologique caractérisé par une perte de conscience, de sensibilité et de motilité avec conservation relative des fonctions végétatives due à une diminution anormale du taux de glucose sanguin.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

One of the group of drugs including metformin, which is used to treat noninsulin-dependent (type II) diabetes mellitus.

OBS

Biguanides are oral hypoglycaemic drugs : they act by reducing the release of glucose from the liver and increasing glucose uptake by muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Corps dérivé du noyau de la guanide [employé] dans le traitement oral du diabète.

CONT

Les biguanides exercent leur action hypoglycémique en l'absence ou en présence d'insuline.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie

Spanish

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