human insulin
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]human insulin (countable and uncountable, plural human insulins)
- The insulin produced by (the pancreas of) the human body, as contrasted with porcine insulin, bovine insulin, murine insulin, or other animalian forms, which are in some cases slightly different molecularly.
- Hypernym: insulin
- Coordinate term: insulin analogue
- (health care, often) Synonym of regular insulin.