insulin aspart

English

Etymology

From insulin +‎ aspart(ate).

Pronunciation

Noun

insulin aspart (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A short-acting modified recombinant form of insulin (a short-acting insulin analogue) administered by subcutaneous injection in the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Trade names (trademarks) include NovoLog, Fiasp, and others.
    Hypernyms: insulin analogue; insulin
    Coordinate terms: insulin; regular insulin; insulin; insulin degludec, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, insulin lispro

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