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semaglutide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌsɛməˈɡlutaɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɛməˈɡluːtaɪd/
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noun

Meaning 1

A peptide used in the treatment of diabetes and as an antiobesity medication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sema- + -glutide (“glucagon-like peptide analog”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سيماجلوتيد — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 司美格魯肽 /司美格鲁肽 (Sīměigélǔtài) — Translations
  • Finnish: semaglutidi — Translations
  • French: sémaglutide — Translations
  • German: Semaglutid — Translations
  • Greek: σεμαγλουτίδη (semagloutídi) — Translations
  • Italian: semaglutide — Translations
  • Polish: semaglutyd — Translations
  • Portuguese: semaglutida — Translations
  • Romanian: semaglutidă — Translations
  • Russian: семаглути́д (semaglutíd) — Translations
  • Slovak: semaglutid — Translations
  • Spanish: semaglutida — Translations
  • Turkish: semaglutid — Translations
  • Welsh: semaglwteid — Translations