sulphonylurea
C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister
A class of oral drugs that lower glucose by stimulating insulin secretion from the pancreatic beta cells.
A sulphonylurea can cause prolonged hypoglycaemia, particularly in the elderly or those with renal impairment.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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