ALL meanings of insulin
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I i - noun insulin A hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes. 1
- noun insulin hormone produced by pancreas 1
- noun insulin Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients. 1
- noun insulin Pharmacology. any of several commercial preparations of this substance, each of which allows a particular rate of absorption into the system: genetically engineered or obtained from the pig or ox pancreas, and used in the treatment of diabetes to restore the normal ability of the body to utilize sugars and other carbohydrates. 1
- uncountable noun insulin Insulin is a substance that most people produce naturally in their body and which controls the level of sugar in their blood. 0
- noun insulin a protein hormone, secreted in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that controls the concentration of glucose in the blood. Insulin deficiency results in diabetes mellitus 0
- noun insulin a protein hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans, in the pancreas, which helps the body use sugar and other carbohydrates 0
- noun insulin a preparation extracted from the pancreas of sheep, oxen, etc. and used hypodermically in the treatment of diabetes mellitus 0
- noun insulin Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas and which controls the level of glucose in the blood. 0