insulin : Idioms & Phrases

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insulin reaction

  • noun hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma
    insulin reaction.
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insulin shock

  • noun hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma
    insulin reaction.
  • noun the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
    insulin shock therapy; insulin shock.
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insulin shock therapy

  • noun the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
    insulin shock therapy; insulin shock.
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insulin shock treatment

  • noun the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
    insulin shock therapy; insulin shock.
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

  • noun severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
    IDDM; juvenile-onset diabetes; ketoacidosis-prone diabetes; juvenile diabetes; ketosis-prone diabetes; type I diabetes; growth-onset diabetes; autoimmune diabetes.
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lente insulin

  • noun trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus
    Lente Iletin.
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes

  • noun mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
    NIDDM; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; adult-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes; type II diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

  • noun mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
    NIDDM; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; adult-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes; type II diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
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recombinant human insulin

  • noun a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin
    Humulin.
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