/ in•su•lin, ˈin(t)-s(ə-)lən /
noun: a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when {a_link|insufficiently} produced results in diabetes mellitus
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