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insulin resistance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin; it is a form of, component of, and/or precursor of prediabetes (depending on nosologic viewpoint).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: endocrinology, medicine, sciences

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  • Arabic: مُقَاوَمَة الإنْسُولِين — a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin
  • Hungarian: inzulinrezisztencia — a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin
  • Spanish: resistencia insulínica — a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin
  • Turkish: insülin direnci — a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin