Semaglutide
//ˌsɛməˈɡlutaɪd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A peptide used in the treatment of diabetes and as an antiobesity medication. countable, uncountable
"Last year, the situation began to change when Novo Nordisk received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market semaglutide. The drug can elicit a 15 percent to 17 percent weight loss in people with obesity."
Example
More examples"Last year, the situation began to change when Novo Nordisk received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market semaglutide. The drug can elicit a 15 percent to 17 percent weight loss in people with obesity."
Etymology
From sema- + -glutide (“glucagon-like peptide analog”).
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