hypoglycaemic agent

1. 1.

   any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

   Synonymshypoglycemic agent

   Broaderagent

   Narrowertolbutamideinsulin

Questions about hypoglycaemic agent

What does hypoglycaemic agent mean?

hypoglycaemic agent means "any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus".

What is another word for hypoglycaemic agent?

Close synonyms include hypoglycemic agent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hypoglycaemic agent a common word?

hypoglycaemic agent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.