insulinoma
[ in-suh-luh-noh-muh, ins-yuh- ]
noun,plural in·su·li·no·mas, in·su·li·no·ma·ta [in-suh-luh-noh-muh-tuh, ins-yuh-]. /ˌɪn sə ləˈnoʊ mə tə, ˌɪns yə-/. Pathology.
a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
Origin of insulinoma
1- Also called islet cell adenoma.
- Also in·su·lo·ma [in-suh-loh-muh, ins-yuh-]. /ˌɪn səˈloʊ mə, ˌɪns yə-/.
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