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.

Also in·su·lo·ma

[in-suh-loh-muh, ins-yuh-] /ˌɪn səˈloʊ mə, ˌɪns yə-/.

Origin of insulinoma

First recorded in 1950–55; insulin + -oma

Also called islet cell adenoma.

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insulinoma in Medicine

(ĭn′sə-lə-nō′mə)

n. pl. in•su•li•no•mas