insulin B2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈɪnsəlɪn/ UK /ˈɪnsjʊlɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #13270 Meanings 1 noun a hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that regulates blood glucose and other aspects of metabolism After the meal, insulin helps the body's cells take up glucose from the blood. 2 noun a preparation of insulin or an analogue used as a medicine, especially to treat diabetes She injects insulin before meals to control her blood sugar. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms insulinaseinsulinemiainsulinergicinsulinizeinsulinogenic Related forms pancreasglucosediabetes Common collocations insulin reaction Noun + noun Etymology Coined from Latin insula ("island") + -in. The name refers to the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, where insulin-producing beta cells are found. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # insulin **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnsəlɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnsjʊlɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 13270 ## Meanings 1. a hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that regulates blood glucose and other aspects of metabolism 2. a preparation of insulin or an analogue used as a medicine, especially to treat diabetes ## Examples - After the meal, insulin helps the body's cells take up glucose from the blood. - She injects insulin before meals to control her blood sugar. ## Derived Forms - insulinase - insulinemia - insulinergic - insulinize - insulinogenic ## Related Forms - pancreas - glucose - diabetes ## Etymology Coined from Latin insula ("island") + -in. The name refers to the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, where insulin-producing beta cells are found. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown