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sucralfate

[ soo-kruh l-feyt ]
/ ˈsu krəlˌfeɪt /

noun Pharmacology.

a sugar-aluminum complex, C12H54Al16O75S8, used for the treatment of duodenal ulcer.

Nearby words

  1. suckler,
  2. suckling,
  3. suckling, sir john,
  4. sucks,
  5. sucky,
  6. sucralose,
  7. sucrase,
  8. sucre,
  9. sucre, antonio josé de,
  10. sucrose

Origin of sucralfate

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

sucralfate

[ sōō-krăl′fāt′ ]

n.

A polysaccharide with antipeptic activity used to treat duodenal ulcers.
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