Sitagliptin Definition
sĭtə-glĭptn
noun
An oral hypoglycemic drug, C16 H15 F6 N5 O, used in its phosphate form to treat type 2 diabetes.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Sitagliptin
sita- origin unknown -gliptin hypoglycemic drug suff. (g(lucagon-)li(ke pe)pt(ide) incretin whose activity is suppressed by an enzyme that is blocked by the drug) (–in) (or in(hibitor))
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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