Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperinsulinemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-in-su-line-mia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English insulinemia English hyperinsulinemia From hyper- + insulinemia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperinsulinemias (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperinsulinemic

Frequently Paired Words

hyperglycemia hypoinsulinemia

Questions

What does hyperinsulinemia mean?: The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production
Where does hyperinsulinemia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English insulinemia English hyperinsulinemia From hyper- + insulinemia.

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