vapreotide
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).
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Noun
[edit]vapreotide (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic somatostatin analogue used to treat bleeding and diarrhoea.