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insulin degludec

insulin degludec noun: an ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.

Noun

insulin degludec (uncountable)

  1. An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.

Origin of insulin degludec

From international scientific vocabulary, from insulin + de + glu + dec, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting "the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, "de") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker ("glu"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, "dec") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain."

Questions about insulin degludec

What does insulin degludec mean?
Insulin degludec means an ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.
What part of speech is insulin degludec?
Insulin degludec is a noun.

Words near insulin degludec in the dictionary

  1. insulatory
  2. insulin
  3. insulin analogue
  4. insulin analogues
  5. insulin aspart
  6. insulin degludec
  7. insulin detemir
  8. insulin glargine
  9. insulin glulisine
  10. insulin icodec
  11. insulin lispro

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