insulin

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɪnsjʊlin/|/ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/    美 /ˈɪnsəlɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans). countable,uncountable
    — Mommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own insulin.
  2. Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication. countable,uncountable
    — The advent of insulin in the mid-20th century changed the lives of millions of people with diabetes.
  3. Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — A: What kind of insulin do you take? B: I use basal-bolus therapy, which in my case involves glargine and lispro.

词形变化

insulins plural

词汇关系

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

词源

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