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resistin

noun

Etymology

From resist + -in. So called for its role in promoting insulin resistance.

  1. derived from resisto
  2. derived from resistre
  3. derived from resister
  4. inherited from resisten
  5. suffixed as resistin — “resist + in”

Definitions

  1. A hormone secreted by adipose tissue

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