octreotide
noun
- a long-acting synthetic analog of somatostatin that is a cyclic octapeptide, is administered especially by subcutaneous injection in the form of its acetate, and is used to treat acromegaly and to treat severe diarrhea associated with metastatic carcinoid tumors and vipomas
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).
- An octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.