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DictionaryinsulinBlood sugar hormone
noun

insulin

IN-suh-lin/ˈɪnsəlɪn/

A hormone that regulates blood sugar, also used as medicine to treat diabetes.

The diagram shows insulin's role in regulating blood sugar.

Show insulin through its recognizable medical preparation and its blood-sugar-regulating effect: a compact two-moment scene pairs insulin administration at a high glucose reading with a later reading in the usual target range.
Etymology
insulLatinisland
+inEnglishsubstance

The “island” refers to the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, which secrete insulin. The hormone’s name thus points to its source in the body rather than its blood-sugar-regulating function.

In context

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More examples

  • The body produces insulin.
  • The research examined insulin secretion.
  • The clinic stored the prescribed insulin properly.

Forms

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