recombinant human insulin

1. 1.

   a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin

   SynonymsHumulin

   Broaderinsulin

   trade name

Questions about recombinant human insulin

What does recombinant human insulin mean?

recombinant human insulin means "a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin".

What is another word for recombinant human insulin?

Close synonyms include Humulin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is recombinant human insulin a common word?

recombinant human insulin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.