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/huy'peuhr in"seuh li niz'euhm, -ins"yeuh-/, n. Pathol.excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia.[1920-25; HYPER- + INSULIN + -ISM]
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hyperinsulinism — n. excessive secretion of insulin (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
hyperinsulinism — hy·per·in·su·lin·ism … English syllables
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