Definition
A hormone made by the pancreas that helps your body use sugar from food for energy or store it for later. People with diabetes may need extra insulin.
Etymology
From Latin 'insula' (island) + '-in', because it was first discovered in the 'islets of Langerhans', tiny island-like cell clusters in the pancreas. The name reflects where it was found rather than what it does.
Kelly Says
The word hides a geography lesson: insulin is named after ‘little islands’ of cells in your pancreas. This tiny chemical quietly runs your body’s energy economy, deciding whether sugar gets burned now or saved for later.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኢንሰሊን
ee-in-se-lin
ARالعربية
إنسولين
in-soo-leen
BNবাংলা
ইনসুলিন
in-soo-lin
CACatalà
insulina
in-soo-lee-na
CSČeština
inzulín
in-zul-in
DADansk
insulin
in-soo-lin
DEDeutsch
Insulin
in-su-lin
ELΕλληνικά
ινσουλίνη
in-soo-li-nee
ESEspañol
insulina
in-soo-lee-na
FISuomi
insuliini
in-soo-li-nee
FRFrançais
insuline
in-soo-leen
GUGU
ઇન્સ્યુલિન
in-soo-lin
HEעברית
אינסולין
in-soo-lin
HIहिन्दी
इंसुलिन
in-sul-in
HUMagyar
inzulín
in-zul-in
IDBahasa Indonesia
insulin
in-soo-lin
ITItaliano
insulina
in-soo-lee-na
KMKM
អ៊ិនស៊ូលីន
in-soo-lin
MRMR
इन्सुलीन
in-soo-li-in
MSBahasa Melayu
insulin
in-soo-lin
MYမြန်မာ
အင်းစူလင်း
a-in-soo-lin
NLNederlands
insuline
in-soo-lee-ne
NONorsk
insulin
in-soo-lin
PLPolski
insulin
in-soo-lin
PTPortuguês
insulina
in-soo-lee-na
RORomână
insulină
in-soo-li-na
RUРусский
инсулин
in-soo-lin
SVSvenska
insulin
in-soo-lin
SWKiswahili
insulin
in-soo-lin
TAதமிழ்
இன்சுலின்
in-soo-lin
TEతెలుగు
ఇన్సులిన్
in-soo-lin
THไทย
อินซูลิน
in-soo-lin
TRTürkçe
insülin
in-soo-lin
UKУкраїнська
інсулін
in-soo-lin
URاردو
انسولین
in-soo-lin
VITiếng Việt
insulin
in-su-lin
YOYO
insulini
in-soo-li-nee