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insulin
in·su·lin
[
ínssəlin
]
noun
Definition:
hormone regulating glucose level in blood:
a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood
[
Early 20th century. < Latin
insula
"island," after the islets of Langerhans
]
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