sucralfate

[ soo-kruh l-feyt ]
/ ˈsu krəlˌfeɪt /

noun Pharmacology.

a sugar-aluminum complex, C12H54Al16O75S8, used for the treatment of duodenal ulcer.

Origin of sucralfate

probably sucr(ose) + al(uminum) + (sul)fate

Words nearby sucralfate

suckle, suckler, suckling, sucks, sucky, sucralfate, sucralose, sucrase, sucre, sucrose, sucrose polyester

Medical definitions for sucralfate

sucralfate
[ sōō-krăl′fāt′ ]

n.

A polysaccharide with antipeptic activity used to treat duodenal ulcers.