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ace·to·hex·amide | \ ˌas-ə-tō-ˈhek-sə-məd 
, ə-ˈsēt-ō- , -ˌmīd \
, ə-ˈsēt-ō- , -ˌmīd \Medical Definition of acetohexamide
: a sulfonylurea drug C15H20N2O4S used in the oral treatment of some of the milder forms of type 2 diabetes in adults to lower the level of glucose in the blood
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