noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of glucagon-like peptide-1, an incretin (gastrointestinal hormone). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. 2
   Ellipsis of GLP-1 RA (“glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist”), a class of drugs used for the medication of diabetes and weight loss. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal

   "If GLP-1 drugs only treated diabetes and did not promote weight loss, they would still be medically groundbreaking."

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glp-1 ra

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"If GLP-1 drugs only treated diabetes and did not promote weight loss, they would still be medically groundbreaking."

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