insulin
n.
1922 (earlier insuline, 1914), coined in English from Latin insula "island," so called because the hormone is secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Insuline was coined independently in French in 1909.
〔李〕[insul;-inn.] n.胰岛素 ←insul (L insula)=island 岛
〔李〕n. 胰岛素 [insul- =island] ←-in，-ine 1[L] [化、医] 表示“⋯素”
〔蒋〕[insul岛，-in名词后缀，表示’素”] 胰岛素