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acetohexamide

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009603

An intermediate-acting, first-generation sulfonylurea with hypoglycemic activity. Acetohexamide is metabolized in the liver to its active metabolite hydroxyhexamide.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009603
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsCyclamide
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009603",
  "term": "acetohexamide",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An intermediate-acting, first-generation sulfonylurea with hypoglycemic activity. Acetohexamide is metabolized in the liver to its active metabolite hydroxyhexamide.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Cyclamide"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/acetohexamide/"
}

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