胰岛素
yí​dǎo​sù

insulin

  • created sense approved 胰岛素/胰島素 · yí​dǎo​sù · insulin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胰岛素 / 胰島素

    yí​dǎo​sù

    insulin

    a protein hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas that regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates and promotes the absorption of glucose from the blood; its deficiency or abnormality leads to diabetes

    胰岛 (literal) → 胰岛/胰島 · yí​dǎo · pancreatic islets 素 (bound) → 素 · sù · element

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