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sucralfate

[soo-kruh l-feyt]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a sugar-aluminum complex, C12H54Al16O75S8, used for the treatment of duodenal ulcer.
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Origin of sucralfate

probably sucr(ose) + al(uminum) + (sul)fate
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sucralfate in Medicine

sucralfate

(sōō-krăl′fāt′)
n.
  1. A polysaccharide with antipeptic activity used to treat duodenal ulcers.
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