1. medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it; [syn: sucralfate, Carafate]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sucralfate
n 1: medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used
to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and
coat it [syn: sucralfate, Carafate]