insulin
noun
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Sense 1 noun
hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
Types & categories
- endocrine hypernym
- hypoglycemic agent hypernym
- Lente Insulin hyponym
- recombinant human insulin hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | endocrine |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hypoglycemic agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Lente Insulin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recombinant human insulin |