thiazolidinedione

thiazolidinedione
thi·a·zol·i·dine·di·one .thī-ə-.zō-lə-.dēn-'dī-.ōn n any of a class of drugs (as pioglitazone and rosiglitazone) that are thiazolidine derivatives used to reduce insulin resistance in the treatment of type 2 diabetes

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thi·a·zol·i·dine·di·one (TZD) (thi″ə-zōl″ə-dēn-diґōn) any of a group of structurally related oral antihyperglycemic agents that increase insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by skeletal muscle cells, reducing insulin resistance in peripheral tissues, and decrease lipolysis in adipocytes.

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