Medical Definition of COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE. : a polysaccharide (as starch or cellulose) consisting of usually hundreds or thousands of monosaccharide units; also: a food (as rice or pasta) composed primarily of such polysaccharides.ADVERTISEMENT.noun.efinition of COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE. : a polysaccharide (as starch or cellulose) consisting of usually hundreds or thousands of monosaccharide units; also: a food (as rice or pasta) composed primarily of such polysaccharides. ADVERTISEMENT. noun.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Pyridoxine. Pyridoxine is one of the compounds that can be called vitamin B6, along with pyridoxal and pyridoxamine. It differs from pyridoxamine by the substituent at the '4' position. Its hydrochloride salt pyridoxine hydrochloride is often used.
Pyridoxine has been used to prevent or treat a certain nerve disorder (peripheral neuropathy) caused by certain medications (such as isoniazid). It has also been used to treat certain hereditary disorders (such as xanthurenic aciduria, hyperoxaluria, homocystinuria).