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insulin

20 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. insulin (noun)
  2. insulin coma therapy (noun)
  3. insulin-dependent diabetes (noun)
  4. insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (noun)
  5. insulin glargine (noun)
  6. insulin isophane (noun)
  7. insulin-like growth factor (noun)
  8. insulin-like growth factor 1 (noun)
  9. insulin resistance (noun)
  10. insulin resistance syndrome (noun)
  11. insulin shock (noun)
  12. insulin shock therapy (noun)
  13. insulin zinc suspension (noun)
  14. anti-insulin (adjective)
  15. anti-insulin (noun)
  16. isophane insulin (noun)
  17. non-insulin-dependent diabetes (noun)
  18. non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (noun)
  19. NPH insulin (noun)
  20. protamine zinc insulin (noun)

in·su·lin

noun \ˈin(t)-s(ə-)lən\

Definition of INSULIN

: a protein hormone that is synthesized in the pancreas from proinsulin and secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, that regulates blood sugar levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into tissues, by promoting its conversion into glycogen, fatty acids, and triglycerides, and by reducing the release of glucose from the liver, and that when produced in insufficient quantities results in diabetes mellitus—see iletin

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