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1. (n.) insulin
a hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
2. insulin
any of several commercial preparations of this substance, each absorbed into the body at a particular rate: used for treating diabetes.
Etymology: (1910–15; < L insul(a) island (alluding to the islets of Langerhans) + -in1)
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1. (noun) insulin
hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
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1. Insulin
A 51-amino acid pancreatic hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, directly by suppressing endogenous glucose production (GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS) and indirectly by suppressing GLUCAGON secretion and LIPOLYSIS. Native insulin is a globular protein comprised of a zinc-coordinated hexamer. Each insulin monomer containing two chains, A (21 residues) and B (30 residues), linked by two disulfide bonds. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1).
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Sense: a substance used in the treatment of the disease diabetes.
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 Afrikaans: insulien |
 Arabic: إنسولين |
 Bulgarian: инсулин |
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 Czech: inzulín |
 German: das Insulin |
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 Greek: ινσουλίνη |
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 Estonian: insuliin |
 Farsi: انسولین |
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 French: insuline |
 Hebrew: אִינסוּלִין |
 Hindi: इन्सुलिन |
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 Italian: insulina |
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 Korean: 인슐린 |
 Lithuanian: insulinas |
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 Romanian: insulină |
 Russian: инсулин |
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 Swedish: insulin |
 Thai: อินซูลิน (ฮอร์โมนที่ควบคุ |
 Turkish: ensülin |
 Taiwanese: 胰島素 |
 Ukrainian: інсулін |
 Urdu: ایک ہارمونی مادہ، انسولین |
 Vietnamese: chất insulin |
 Chinese: 胰岛素 |
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