insulin

== English == === Etymology === From Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) +‎ -in. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsjʊlin/, /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsəlɪn/ (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsəlɪn/, /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/ Hyphenation: in‧su‧lin === Noun === insulin (countable and uncountable, plural insulins) A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans). Hyponym: human insulin Coordinate term: glucagon 1926, The Survey Volume 56, 65: 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. 2019, Associated Press, “Colorado law caps cost of insulin at $100 a month,” The Washington Times: 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. Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication. Hyponyms: human insulin, regular insulin (loosely) Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication. Hyponyms: insulin; regular insulin, human insulin; insulin analogue; insulin aspart, insulin degludec, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, insulin lispro ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === inulins == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin insula +‎ -in. === Noun === insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable) insulin === References === “insulin” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “insulin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin insula +‎ -in. === Noun === insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable) insulin === References === “insulin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === inzùlīn (Croatia) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /insǔliːn/ Hyphenation: in‧su‧lin === Noun === insùlīn m inan (Cyrillic spelling инсу̀лӣн) (Bosnia, Serbia) insulin (polypeptide hormone) ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪn.sɵˈliːn/ Rhymes: -iːn Hyphenation: in‧su‧lin === Noun === insulin n insulin ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== diabetes === References === “insulin”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “insulin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “insulin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH