Definition of Hyperinsulinism

1. Noun. hyperinsulinemia ¹

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Definition of Hyperinsulinism

1. [n]

Medical Definition of Hyperinsulinism

1. A state in which too much insulin is present in the blood (which may result from too much insulin being made and secreted by the pancreas), thus causing blood glucose (a type of sugar) levels to become too low, which may then result in insulin shock. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperinsulinism

hyperinflated
hyperinflation
hyperinflationary
hyperinflations
hyperinnovation
hyperinnovations
hyperinosaemia
hyperinosis
hyperinstrument
hyperinstruments
hyperinsulinaemia
hyperinsulinaemic
hyperinsulinemia
hyperinsulinemias
hyperinsulinemic
hyperinsulinism (current term)
hyperinteger
hyperintegers
hyperintelligence
hyperintelligent
hyperintense
hyperintensities
hyperintensity
hyperinvolution
hyperion
hyperirritable
hyperisotonic
hyperjudgmental
hyperjump
hyperjumps

Literary usage of Hyperinsulinism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"Whipple (1935) has operated on seven cases of hyperinsulinism and ... Whipple and Frantz have reviewed all the cases of hyperinsulinism reported up to 1936. ..."

2. Diccionario de la diabetes edited by Barry Leonard (1991)
"Hiperinsulinismo (hyperinsulinism) Nivel demasiado elevado de insulina en la sangre. Esto resulta cuando el organismo produce de su cuenta demasiada ..."

3. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
""Basal and Stimulated hyperinsulinism: Reversible Metabolic Sequelae of Obesity." Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 83 (4) 1974: 563-69. ..."

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