RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recombinant human insulin mean? 

• RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN (noun)
  The noun RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

Humulin; recombinant human insulin

Hypernyms ("recombinant human insulin" is a kind of...):

insulin (hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells)

 Context examples 

A recombinant human insulin analog with long-acting, blood glucose-lowering activity.

(Insulin glargine, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant human insulin analog with rapid-acting, blood glucose-lowering activity.

(Insulin Aspart, NCI Thesaurus)