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octreotide

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octreotide /oc·tre·o·tide/ (ok-tre´o-tid) a synthetic analogue of somatostatin, used as the acetate ester in the palliative treatment of the symptoms of gastrointestinal endocrine tumors and in the treatment of acromegaly.
octreotide
a somatostatin analog used in the treatment of endocrine disorders of the pituitary and pancreas.

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