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octreotide

octreotide noun: an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.

Noun

octreotide (uncountable)

  1. An octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.

Origin of octreotide

From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).

Questions about octreotide

What does octreotide mean?
Octreotide means an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.
What part of speech is octreotide?
Octreotide is a noun.

Words near octreotide in the dictionary

  1. octrees
  2. octreoscan
  3. octreoscanning
  4. octreoscans
  5. octreotate
  6. octreotide
  7. octriptyline
  8. octroi
  9. octrois
  10. octroy
  11. octroyed

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