insulin resistance
insulin resistance
nounDefinition of INSULIN RESISTANCE
: reduced sensitivity to insulin by the body's insulin-dependent processes (as glucose uptake and lipolysis) that is typical of type 2 diabetes but often occurs in the absence of diabetes
First Known Use of INSULIN RESISTANCE
1965
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