octreotide
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Etymology
[edit]From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).
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Noun
[edit]octreotide (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.