HyperDic: carafate

English > 1 sense of the word *Carafate*:
NOUN	artifact	Carafate, sucralfate	medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers

Carafate > pronunciation
Sounds	keh'rahfey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *Carafate*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it.
Synonym	sucralfate
Broader	medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Usage of	trade name	a name given to a product or service
Spanish	sucralfato