Meanings
adjectiveantihyperglycemic (comparative more antihyperglycemic, superlative most antihyperglycemic)
comparative more antihyperglycemic · superlative most antihyperglycemic
- medicineTending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Englishglyc-
- Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
- Englishglycemia
- Englishhyperglycemia
- Englishhyperglycemic
- Englishantihyperglycemic
From anti- + hyperglycemic, or anti- + hyperglycemia + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish przeciwhiperglikemiczny
- przeciwhiperglikemicznyreducing hyperglycemia
Portuguese anti-hiperglicémico, anti-hiperglicêmico
- anti-hiperglicémicoreducing hyperglycemia
- anti-hiperglicêmicoreducing hyperglycemia
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APA
antihyperglycemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihyperglycemic
MLA
“antihyperglycemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihyperglycemic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antihyperglycemic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihyperglycemic.
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