insulin

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n. 胰岛素 [化] 胰岛素

发音

UK /ˈɪnsjʊlin/
其它
UK /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/
US /ˈɪnsəlɪn/
ZA /ˈɪnsəlɪn/
ZA /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/

词形变化

insulins 复数 insulins

别名

AEIOU TIPS

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).

    胰岛素

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    Mommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own insulin.

    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.

    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.

  2. 2.

    Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication.

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    The advent of insulin in the mid-20th century changed the lives of millions of people with diabetes.

  3. 3.

    Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication.

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    A: What kind of insulin do you take? B: I use basal-bolus therapy, which in my case involves glargine and lispro.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

hormone endocrine

下位词 1

humulin

相关短语

insulin shock therapy [医] 胰岛素休克疗法 insulin shock therapies insulin lispro insulin aspart insulin glulisine insulin glargine insulin detemir insulin degludec insulin resistance [医] 抗胰岛素性 insulin analogue insulin analogues insulin plant insulin pump 胰岛素泵 insulin pumps regular insulin

词源

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

来源：wiktionary