insulinize
insulinize verb: to treat with insulin.
Verb
insulinize (third-person singular simple present insulinizes, present participle insulinizing, simple past and past participle insulinized)
- To treat with insulin.
- The decrease in insulin binding with improved metabolic control may be a result of the peripheral hyperinsulinemia required to insulinize the liver effectively when insulin is administered by a peripheral route.1982, Willard Owen Thompson, The Year Book of Endocrinology, page 234
- by the principles of good preventive pediatrics make an early diagnosis of IDDM before complete beta-cell destruction has occurred; at the first evidence of sustained hyperglycemia, hospitalize the child, and initiate insulin therapy and adequately insulinize the child using the principles and...1986, Robert L. Jackson, The Physiological Management of Diabetes in Children, page 312
- Synonyms:
- insulize
Synonyms of insulinize
Forms of insulinize
| third-person singular present | insulinizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | insulinizing |
| past participle | insulinized |
| past | insulinized |
Origin of insulinize
From insulin + -ize.
Questions about insulinize
- What does insulinize mean?
- Insulinize means to treat with insulin.
- What part of speech is insulinize?
- Insulinize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of insulinize?
- The past tense of insulinize is insulinized.
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