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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·su·lin \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 mellitusEnglish Etymologyinsulin  1922 (earlier insuline, 1914), coined in Eng. from L. insula"island," so called because the hormone is secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7insulinin·su·lin / 5insjElin; NAmE -sEl- / noun[U]   a chemical substance produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood (by influencing the rate at which it is removed); a similar artificial substance given to people whose bodies do not produce enough naturally   胰岛素:   insulin-dependent diabetes    胰岛素依赖型糖尿病 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: insulin shock , or insulin shock therapy , or protamine zinc insulin , or insulin-dependent diabetes , or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus , or insulin-like growth factor , or insulin-like growth factor 1 , or insulin resistance , or non-insulin-dependent diabetes , or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus , or globin zinc insulinin·su·lin\ˈin(t)sələ̇n sometimes ˈin(t)slə̇n or ˈin(t)syəl- or ˈinshə-\ noun(-s)Etymology: New Latin insula + English -in: a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates, that is obtained commercially in crystalline form usually from beef or pork pancreas, and that is used in the treatment and control of diabetes mellitus

Or Insulin Diabetes Mellitus Noun Hormone Secreted Islets