exenatide
nounUS /ɪɡˈzɛn.əˌtaɪd/
Etymology From exen(din) + -a- + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences Synthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.
- 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.2023 May 19, Sarah Zhang, “Ozempic’s Next Act”, in The Atlantic: