n. Biochem. a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, regulating the amount of glucose in the blood and the lack of which causes diabetes.
[ L insula island + -IN ]
n. Biochem. a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, regulating the amount of glucose in the blood and the lack of which causes diabetes.
[ L insula island + -IN ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012