Medical Definition of Insulin antagonist

1. Something that opposes or fights the action of insulin. Insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas glucagon raises it, therefore, glucagon is an antagonist of insulin. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Insulin Antagonist

insulin-like growth-factor binding protein 1
insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2
insulin-like growth factors
insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3
insulin-like growth factor I
insulin-like growth factor II
insulin-stimulating peptide
insulinaemia
insulinogenesis
insulinogenic
insulinoma
insulinopenic diabetes
insulins
insulin activating factor
insulin allergy
insulin antagonist (current term)
insulin binding
insulin c-peptide
insulin coma treatment
insulin dependent diabetes
insulin hypoglycaemia test
insulin infusion systems
insulin injection
insulin like growth-factor-binding protein 4
insulin like growth factor
insulin lipoatrophy
insulin lipodystrophy
insulin pump
insulin reaction
insulin reaction

Other Resources:

Search for Insulin antagonist on Dictionary.com!Search for Insulin antagonist on Thesaurus.com!Search for Insulin antagonist on Google!Search for Insulin antagonist on Wikipedia!

Search