Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperinsulinemic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

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

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood

Example Sentences

"The patient was hyperinsulinemic."

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 insulinemic English hyperinsulinemic From hyper- + insulinemic.

Inflected Forms

more hyperinsulinemic (comparative) most hyperinsulinemic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antihyperinsulinemic

Frequently Paired Words

hyperinsulinemia hyperglycemic hypoinsulinemic

Questions

What does hyperinsulinemic mean?: Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood
Where does hyperinsulinemic 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 insulinemic English hyperinsulinemic From hyper- + insulinemic.

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