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insulin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪnsəlɪn/ (General-South-African)
• /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/ (General-South-African)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈɪnsəlɪn/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/ (UK)
• /ˈɪnsjʊlin/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) + -in.

Meanings

1. (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.
   • Nationally the average insulin price nearly tripled from 2002 through 2013, and prices have risen 10% or more a year since then, forcing many diabetics to ration their insulin. 2019, Associated Press, “Colorado law caps cost of insulin at $100 a month,” The Washington Times
   • And that’s not all – EGCG in matcha can help improve insulin sensitivity, which aids in blood sugar control, and may help to reduce inflammation related to Alzheimer’s disease. 2021 December 14, Lisa Drayer, “Delicious winter drinks to get you through the holidays and cold weather”, in CNN:
   • Ask a dozen persons to tell you what they know about insulin and you will get some surprising and contradictory answers. The truth is this: Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, but it is helping to prolong and gladden lives. 1926, The Survey Volume 56, 65
2. (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.
3. (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.

Forms

Coordinates

glucagon

Deriveds

insulinize · insulin degludec · proinsulin · insulin pump · insulin plant · insulin detemir · insulinostatic · insulysin · neutral insulin · insulin-like growth factor · human insulin · insulinogogue · insulinase · insulinogenesis · insulinoma · insulinic · insulin icodec · insulinotropism · insulin glargine · insulinization · insulinergic · insulinopathy · insulinopenic · insulin resistance · noninsulin · insulinemia · insulin lispro · regular insulin · IGF · insulinaemia · insulinogenic · insulinopenia · soluble insulin · insulin shock therapy · insulinlike · insulinotropic · insulin glulisine · insulinitis · insulin aspart

Translations (70)

ru инсули́н (polypeptide hormone) · ga inslin (polypeptide hormone) · fi insuliini (polypeptide hormone) · kk инсулин (polypeptide hormone) · ar إِنْسُولِين (polypeptide hormone) · ms insulin (polypeptide hormone) · sh insulin (polypeptide hormone) · ka ინსულინი (polypeptide hormone) · cs inzulin (polypeptide hormone) · dv އިންސިޔުލިން (polypeptide hormone) · bg инсули́н (polypeptide hormone) · is eyjavaki (polypeptide hormone) · ur جزیرین (polypeptide hormone) · fr insuline (polypeptide hormone) · mk инсулин (polypeptide hormone) · km អាំងស៊ុយលីន (polypeptide hormone) · sv insulin (polypeptide hormone) · ast insulina (polypeptide hormone) · fa انسولین (polypeptide hormone) · sh inzulin (polypeptide hormone) · vi insulin (polypeptide hormone) · az insulin (polypeptide hormone) · af insulien (polypeptide hormone) · ca insulina (polypeptide hormone) · sl insulin (polypeptide hormone) · be інсулі́н (polypeptide hormone) · uk інсулі́н (polypeptide hormone) · id insulin (polypeptide hormone) · hu inzulin (polypeptide hormone) · oc insulina (polypeptide hormone) · nb insulin (polypeptide hormone) · lv insulīns (polypeptide hormone) · kmr însulîn (polypeptide hormone) · hi मधुसूदनी (polypeptide hormone) · de Insulin (polypeptide hormone) · hy ինսուլին (polypeptide hormone) · eu intsulina (polypeptide hormone) · da insulin (polypeptide hormone) · mi taiaki huka (polypeptide hormone) · ml ഇൻസുലിന് (polypeptide hormone) · is insúlín (polypeptide hormone) · yi אינסולין (polypeptide hormone) · pl insulina (polypeptide hormone) · sh инсулин (polypeptide hormone) · lt insulinas (polypeptide hormone) · nl insuline (polypeptide hormone) · sq insulina (polypeptide hormone) · pt insulina (polypeptide hormone) · eo insulino (polypeptide hormone) · it insulina (polypeptide hormone) · my အင်ဆူလင် (polypeptide hormone) · ja インシュリン (polypeptide hormone) · gl insulina (polypeptide hormone) · tr insülin (polypeptide hormone) · su insulin (polypeptide hormone) · sh инзулин (polypeptide hormone) · es insulina (polypeptide hormone) · cs inzulín (polypeptide hormone) · la insulinum (polypeptide hormone) · cmn 胰島素 /胰岛素 (polypeptide hormone) · pam insulin (polypeptide hormone) · et insuliin (polypeptide hormone) · el ινσουλίνη (polypeptide hormone) · nn insulin (polypeptide hormone) · he אינסולין (polypeptide hormone) · ro insulină (polypeptide hormone) · sk inzulín (polypeptide hormone) · ko 인슐린 (polypeptide hormone) · th อินซูลิน (polypeptide hormone) · ja インスリン (polypeptide hormone)