insulin lispro
English
Etymology
From insulin + Lys + Pro.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.səl.ɪn ˈlɪsˌpɹoʊ/
Noun
insulin lispro (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A short-acting insulin analogue administered by injection in the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Trade names include Humalog among others.
Hypernyms
- insulin analogue
Coordinate terms
- Insulin analogues as pharmaceutical drugs:
- insulin aspart
- insulin degludec
- insulin detemir
- insulin glargine
- insulin glulisine
References
- “insulin lispro”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary