blood glucose lowering medication

French translation: hypoglycémiant

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English term or phrase:blood glucose lowering medication
French translation:hypoglycémiant
Entered by: Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen

12:15 Oct 4, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical: Pharmaceuticals / médicament pour baisser la glycémie
English term or phrase: blood glucose lowering medication
Je sais traduire bien sûr, mais je me demande s'il existe un terme court et dédié pour ce type de médicaments?
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 17:00
hypoglycémiant
Explanation:
Selon ton contexte, attention à la différence entre "hypoglycémiants" et "antihyperglycémiants"
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laure schang
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4 +6hypoglycémiant
laure schang
4antidiabétiques
Anne Diamantidis


  

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hypoglycémiant


Explanation:
Selon ton contexte, attention à la différence entre "hypoglycémiants" et "antihyperglycémiants"


    Reference: http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/hypoglycemiants/
laure schang
Local time: 17:00
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Native speaker of: French
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Merci à tous!

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agree  Pascale van Kempen-Herlant: Oui, c'est ce que je voulais suggérer également.
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antidiabétiques


Explanation:
Les antidiabétiques ont pour but d'abaisser la glycémie.
Antidiabétiques est un terme standard pour désigner cette "famille" de médicaments

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidiabétique


Anne Diamantidis
Germany
Local time: 17:00
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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