insulin detemir
English
Etymology
From insulin + de- + th(r)e(onyl) + myr(istoyl).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.səl.ɪn ˈdɛt.əˌmɪɹ/
Noun
insulin detemir (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A long-acting recombinant form of insulin administered by subcutaneous injection in the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Trade names include Levemir and possibly others.
Hypernyms
- insulin analogue
Coordinate terms
- Insulin analogues as pharmaceutical drugs:
- insulin aspart
- insulin degludec
- insulin glargine
- insulin glulisine
- insulin lispro
References
- “insulin detemir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary