insulinoma

[ in-suh-luh-noh-muh, ins-yuh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural in·su·li·no·mas, in·su·li·no·ma·ta [in-s, uh, -l, uh, -, noh, -m, uh, -t, uh, ins-y, uh, -].

1. a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of insulinoma¹

First recorded in 1950–55; insulin + -oma