semaglutide
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semaglutide
- /ˌsɛməˈɡlutaɪd/ US
- /ˌsɛməˈɡluːtaɪd/ UK
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From sema- + -glutide (“glucagon-like peptide analog”).
noun semaglutides
- A peptide used in the treatment of diabetes and as an antiobesity medication. 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.
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noun Translations
| Español | semaglutida |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 司美格魯肽 /司美格鲁肽 Sīměigélǔtài |
| Português | semaglutida |
| Français | sémaglutide |
| Deutsch | Semaglutid |
| Italiano | semaglutide |
| Ελληνικά | σεμαγλουτίδη semagloutídi |
| Română | semaglutidă |
| Русский | семаглути́д semaglutíd |
| العربية | سيماجلوتيد |
Talk about this word "semaglutide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/semaglutide. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026. semaglutide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/semaglutide "semaglutide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 8, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/semaglutide.Cite this
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title = {semaglutide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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