Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
Mommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own insulin.
Insulin
инсули́нinsulín
інсулі́нinsulín
(countable, uncountable)Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication.
The advent of insulin in the mid-20th century changed the lives of millions of people with diabetes.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication.
A: What kind of insulin do you take? B: I use basal-bolus therapy, which in my case involves glargine and lispro.
- hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
Examples
16 sentencesI need insulin.
Мені потрібен інсулін. — User55521
ruМне нужен инсулин. — marafon
The insulin was making her fat.
Damn, where's her daily dose of insulin?
Countless lives have been saved by insulin.
The pancreas produces enzymes as well as insulin.
deDie Bauchspeicheldrüse produziert Enzyme sowie Insulin. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produceFrom Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) + -in.
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Forms
plural: insulinsWord family
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