insulin analogue
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[edit]Noun
[edit]insulin analogue (plural insulin analogues)
- Any of several molecular analogues of endogenous insulin with similar insulin receptor ligand activity but suitable for differing time spans of bioavailability and action; produced recombinantly and used as medications in treating diabetes; often metonymically just called insulin, the molecular modifications notwithstanding.
- Hypernym: insulin
- Hyponyms: insulin aspart, insulin degludec, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, insulin lispro
- Coordinate terms: insulin; regular insulin; insulin