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insulin resistance
noun
Definition of INSULIN RESISTANCE
: reduced sensitivity to insulin by the body's insulin-dependent processes (as glucose uptake and lipolysis) that is typical of type 2 diabetes but often occurs in the absence of diabetes
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First Known Use of INSULIN RESISTANCE
1965
Medical Dictionary
insulin resistance
noun
Medical Definition of INSULIN RESISTANCE
: reduced sensitivity to insulin by the body's insulin-dependent processes (as glucose uptake, lipolysis, and inhibition of glucose production by the liver) that results in lowered activity of these processes or an increase in insulin production or both and that is typical of type 2 diabetes but often occurs in the absence of diabetes
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