insulin degludec

== English == === Etymology === From international scientific vocabulary, from insulin + de + glu + dec, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting "the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, "de") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker ("glu"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, "dec") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain." === Noun === insulin degludec (uncountable) An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes. Hypernyms: insulin analogue; insulin Coordinate terms: insulin; regular insulin; insulin; insulin aspart, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, insulin lispro === References ===