insulin
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See also: Insulin
English
Etymology
From Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) + -in.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsjʊlin/, /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US), IPA(key): /ˈɪnsəlɪn/
- (General South African), IPA(key): /ˈɪnsəlɪn/, /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/
- Hyphenation: in‧su‧lin
Noun
insulin (countable and uncountable, plural insulins)
- A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
- 1926, The Survey Volume 56, 65:
- Ask a dozen persons to tell you what they know about insulin and you will get some surprising and contradictory an- swers. The truth is this: Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, but it is helping to prolong and gladden lives.
- 2019, Associated Press, “Colorado law caps cost of insulin at $100 a month,” The Washington Times:
- Nationally the average insulin price nearly tripled from 2002 through 2013, and prices have risen 10% or more a year since then, forcing many diabetics to ration their insulin.
- 1926, The Survey Volume 56, 65:
- Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication.
- (broadly) Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- insulinase
- insulin aspart
- insulin degludec
- insulin detemir
- insulinemia
- insulin glargine
- insulin glulisine
- insulinic
- insulinization
- insulinlike
- insulin-like growth factor / IGF
- insulin lispro
- insulinogenesis
- insulinogenic
- insulinogogue
- insulinopathy
- insulinopenic
- insulinostatic
- insulinotropic
- insulin resistance
- insulin shock therapy
- noninsulin
- proinsulin
Translations
polypeptide hormone
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Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable)
References
- “insulin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.