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in⋅su⋅li⋅no⋅ma

  [in-suh-luh-noh-muh, ins-yuh-]
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–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] . 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-] .
Also called islet cell adenoma.

Origin:
1950–55; insulin + -oma
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Main Entry: in·su·lin·o·ma
Pronunciation: "in(t)-s(&-)l&-'nO-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural in·su·lin·o·mas or in·su·lin·o·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a usually benign insulin-secretingtumor of the islets of Langerhans
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insulinoma in·su·li·no·ma (ĭn'sə-lə-nō'mə)
n. pl. in·su·li·no·mas or in·su·li·no·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
An islet cell adenoma that secretes insulin. Also called insuloma.

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