octreotide
Meanings
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.
Word forms
Etymology
From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).
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