insulin

insulin

意味(日本語)

インシュリン ◇L.insula(=island)、ランゲハウス島

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

意味(英語)

  • (noun) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans and functioning in the regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which lowers the blood glucose level.
  • (noun) Any of various pharmaceutical preparations containing this hormone that are derived from the pancreas of certain animals or produced through genetic engineering and are used in the medical treatment and management of diabetes mellitus (type I).

例文

  • REESE: Well, 16 million people have what they call insulin resistance, 60 million people have it, but 16 million are definitely going to have to deal with type 2 diabetes.

頭文字:

語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう

island

island

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

isle

isle

島、島にする

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

【広告】

islet

islet

小島

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insular

insular

島の、島国の

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insularity

insularity

島国根性

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insulate

insulate

絶縁する、孤立させる

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insulation

insulation

孤立、隔離

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insulator

insulator

絶縁体

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

isolate

isolate

孤立させる、隔離する

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

isolated

isolated

孤立した、ぽつんと離れた

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

【広告】

isolation

isolation

分離、孤立

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

peninsula

peninsula

半島 ◇L.pene(=almost) = 殆ど島になっている

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)