insulin
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1. hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | endocrine, hormone, internal secretion, |
| definition | : | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect (noun.body) |
| hypernym | : | hypoglycaemic agent, hypoglycemic agent, |
| definition | : | any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lente iletin, lente insulin, |
| definition | : | trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | humulin, recombinant human insulin, |
| definition | : | a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin (noun.body) |
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