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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries胰岛素
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yídǎosù
"糖尿病患者通常需要注射胰岛素。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood glucose levels.
"Patients with diabetes often need to take insulin to manage their blood sugar." - 2
A medication used to treat diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels.
"The doctor prescribed insulin to help control her diabetes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'insula' meaning 'island', coined in 1916 by Romanian physiologist Nicolae Paulescu and later named by John Macleod. It references the fact that the hormone is produced in the islets of Langerhans within the pancreas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insulin" is said worldwide
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insuline
Transliteration: ɛ̃.syl.in
"Les patients diabétiques doivent souvent prendre de l'insuline."
Insulin
Transliteration: ɪnˈzuːlɪn
"Diabetiker müssen oft Insulin spritzen."
insulina
Transliteration: in.suˈli.na
"I pazienti diabetici devono spesso assumere insulina."
insulina
Transliteration: in.suˈli.na
"Los pacientes diabéticos a menudo necesitan insulina."
insulina
Transliteration: in.suˈli.na
"Os pacientes diabéticos frequentemente precisam de insulina."
इंसुलिन
Transliteration: insulin
"डायबिटीज़ के मरीजों को अक्सर इंसुलिन लेना पड़ता है।"
胰岛素
Transliteration: yídǎosù
"糖尿病患者通常需要注射胰岛素。"
인슐린
Transliteration: insyullin
"당뇨병 환자는 종종 인슐린을 주사해야 합니다."
インスリン
Transliteration: insurin
"糖尿病の患者はしばしばインスリンを必要とします。"
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