insulin glargine

English

Etymology

From insulin +‎ gl(ycine) +‎ arg(in)ine.

Pronunciation

Noun

insulin glargine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A long-acting recombinant form of insulin (trademark Lantus) administered by subcutaneous injection for the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
    Hypernyms: insulin analogue; insulin
    Coordinate terms: insulin; regular insulin; insulin; insulin aspart, insulin degludec, insulin detemir, insulin glulisine, insulin lispro

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