insulinoma

[ in-suh-luh-noh-muh, ins-yuh- ]
/ ˌɪn sə ləˈnoʊ mə, ˌɪns yə- /

noun, plural in·su·li·no·mas, in·su·li·no·ma·ta [in-suh-luh-noh-muh-tuh, ins-yuh-] /ˌɪn sə ləˈnoʊ mə tə, ˌɪns yə-/. 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-] /ˌɪn səˈloʊ mə, ˌɪns yə-/.
Also called islet cell adenoma.

Origin of insulinoma

First recorded in 1950–55; insulin + -oma

Words nearby insulinoma

insulinemia, insulinize, insulinlike activity, insulinlike growth factor, insulinogenesis, insulinoma, insulitis, insull, insuloma, insult, insultation

Medical definitions for insulinoma

insulinoma
[ ĭn′sə-lə-nō′mə ]

n. pl. in•su•li•no•mas

An islet cell adenoma that secretes insulin. insuloma