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hyperinsulinism

hy·per·in·su·lin·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-in-suh-li-niz-uh m, -ins-yuh-]
    • /ˌhaɪ pərˈɪn sə lɪˌnɪz əm, -ˈɪns yə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-in-suh-li-niz-uh m, -ins-yuh-]
    • /ˌhaɪ pərˈɪn sə lɪˌnɪz əm, -ˈɪns yə-/

Definitions of hyperinsulinism word

  • noun hyperinsulinism excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia. 1
  • abbreviation HYPERINSULINISM Hyperinsulinemia. 1
  • noun hyperinsulinism an excessive amount of insulin in the blood, producing hypoglycaemia, caused by oversecretion of insulin by the pancreas or overdosage of insulin in treating diabetes 0
  • noun hyperinsulinism chronic excessive secretion of insulin from the pancreas, resulting in persistent hypoglycemia 0
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Origin of hyperinsulinism

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; hyper- + insulin + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hyperinsulinism

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hyperinsulinism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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