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Ozempic
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English
Etymology
en
Pronunciation
en /oʊˈzɛmpɪk/
Proper noun
A trade name for the drug semaglutide.
en Zepbound
en-US Amy Synnott Those Weight Loss Drugs May Do a Number on Your Face w:The New York Times 2023-01-24 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/style/ozempic-weight-loss-drugs-aging.html 0362-4331 And drugs like Ozempic can also cause less serious but still debilitating symptoms including nausea, vomiting and racing heart beat, as many videos on TikTok attest (see: #ozempic). https://web.archive.org/web/20230207012023/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/style/ozempic-weight-loss-drugs-aging.html 2023-02-07
Usage Notes
The context, branding, and shape of the name (e.g. prefix en o-) seems to connotate en obesity. The chemical suffix en -ic suggests scientific clarity.
Derived terms
en Ozempic baby Ozempic face Ozempidemic
en Pharmaceutical drugs