hyperinsulinemia

noun

The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production

OriginEnglish insulinemia ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

nounhyperinsulinemia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperinsulinemias)

plural hyperinsulinemias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishinsulinemia
  8. Englishhyperinsulinemia

From hyper- + insulinemia.

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Translations

Italian iperinsulinismo
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APA

hyperinsulinemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinsulinemia

MLA

“hyperinsulinemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinsulinemia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperinsulinemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinsulinemia.

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