INSULIN


Meaning of INSULIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin(t)-s(ə-)lən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin insula islet (of Langerhans), from Latin, island

Date: 1914

: a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when insufficiently produced results in diabetes mellitus

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.