insulin
noun /ˈɪnsjəlɪn/
/ˈɪnsəlɪn/
[uncountable]- 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
Collocations DictionaryInsulin is used before these nouns:- injection
- production
词源early 20th cent.: from Latin insula ‘island’ + -in. - insulin-dependent diabetes