exenatide

English

Etymology

From exen(din) +‎ -a- +‎ -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzɛn.əˌtaɪd/

Noun

exenatide (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) Synthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.
   • 2023 May 19, Sarah Zhang, “Ozempic’s Next Act”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     In humans, the science is much more scant. A couple of studies of exenatide in people with cocaine-use disorder were too short or small to be conclusive.