insulin analogue

English

Noun

insulin analogue (plural insulin analogues)

  1. Any of several molecular analogues of endogenous insulin with similar insulin receptor ligand activity but suitable for differing time spans of bioavailability and action; produced recombinantly and used as medications in treating diabetes; often metonymically just called insulin, the molecular modifications notwithstanding.
    Hypernym: insulin
    Hyponyms: insulin aspart, insulin degludec, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, insulin lispro
    Coordinate terms: insulin; regular insulin; insulin
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