hyperinsulinemic

adjective

Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood

“The patient was hyperinsulinemic.”

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

adjectivehyperinsulinemic (comparative more hyperinsulinemic, superlative most hyperinsulinemic)

comparative more hyperinsulinemic · superlative most hyperinsulinemic

  1. Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood

    The patient was hyperinsulinemic.

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. Englishinsulinemic
  8. Englishhyperinsulinemic

From hyper- + insulinemic.

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APA

hyperinsulinemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinsulinemic

MLA

“hyperinsulinemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinsulinemic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperinsulinemic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinsulinemic.

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