vosoritide

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noun

A drug used to treat dwarfism.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounvosoritide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug used to treat dwarfism.

    It is too soon to say if vosoritide can prevent any of those complications.

    2015 June 17, Andrew Pollack, “Drug Accelerated Growth in Children With Dwarfism, Pharmaceutical Firm Says”, in New York Times

Origin

From [Term?] + -ritide (“natriuretic peptide”).

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APA

vosoritide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vosoritide

MLA

“vosoritide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vosoritide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vosoritide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vosoritide.

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