insulin
English
/ˈɪnsjʊlin/, /ˈɪnsəlɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.
Etymology
Derived from Latin īnsula (island).
Origin
Latin
īnsula
Gloss
island
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
島
Emoji
🏝️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hyperinsulinaemia English
- hyperinsulinemia English
- hypoinsulinaemia English
- hypoinsulinemia English
- insulinaemia English
- insulinase English
- insulinemia English
- insulinemic English
- insulinergic English
- insulinic English
- insulinitis English
- insulinlike English
- insulinogenesis English
- insulinogenic English
- insulinoma English
- insulinopenia English
- insulinostatic English
- insulinotropic English
- insulinotropism English
- noninsulin English
- noninsulinoma English
- normoinsulinemia English
- preproinsulin English
- proinsulin English
- *isula Latin
- insulanus Latin
- insularis Latin
- insulatus Latin
- īnsula Latin
- isolare Italian
- insuline Dutch, Flemish
- isoler French
- инсули́н Russian
- ínsula Spanish, Castilian
- l'Isle Old French
- insulo Esperanto
- Illa Catalan, Valencian
- insulă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- อินซูลิน Thai
- insulaenigrae Translingual
- insel Middle High German
- инсулин Kazakh
- inssoa Old Portuguese
- insua Old Portuguese
- insulini Swahili
- insla Romansh
- ìsule Friulian
- isla Old Spanish
- nisul Volapük
- îzoa Ligurian
- insulinic
- noninsulin
- insulinase
- insulinoma
- proinsulin
- insulinlike
- insulinemic
- insulinemia
- insulinitis
- insulinaemia
- insulinergic
- preproinsulin
- noninsulinoma
- insulinogenic
- insulinopenia
- insulinotropic
- insulinostatic
- insulinogenesis
- insulinotropism
- hypoinsulinemia
- hypoinsulinaemia
- normoinsulinemia
- hyperinsulinemia
- hyperinsulinaemia