Medical Terminology / Unit 13 MedTerm 0861 short lesson, about 20 seconds
insulin/o: Insulin
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The idea
The combining form insulin slash o names insulin, the hormone regulating blood glucose.
In practice
Hyperinsulinism is a condition of excessive insulin.
Where people slip
Insulin is a hormone. The pancreas is the gland producing it.
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