Synonyms for insulin
ˈɪn sə lɪn, ˈɪns yə-in·sulin

Princeton's WordNet

1. insulinnoun

   hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells

Matched Categories

1. • Hormone
   • Hypoglycemic Agent

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1. List of paraphrases for "insulin":

   insulin-producing, inulin

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1. Orest Petrychka:

   About the patients in the conflict zones, I am afraid they can be cut off from the supply of insulin... because of actions of targeted terror held by Russian troops or by the physical impossibility to supply this insulin to patients... from the pharmacy.

2. Van Cauter:

   Obesity is the major cause of insulin resistance, insulin resistance could also result from an activation of stress-responsive pathways which tend to antagonize the action of insulin.

3. Mahmoud Ibrahim:

   The decision to fast is actually an interplay between three major players—the person himself, his religious leader, and the medical advisor, all people with type 1 diabetes or who need insulin should not fast, any underaged child should not fast, and of course any women who are diabetic and pregnant should not fast at all.

4. Valentina Ocheretenko:

   We have enough insulin in the country, and a lot of humanitarian aid... is bringing more and more, but we have big problems with logistics.

5. Esra Tasali:

   Several laboratory studies have shown that if you were to do a sugar tolerance test in the morning to sleep-deprived individual versus well-rested individual, you would see a pre-diabetic, insulin-resistant state in the morning.