HYPERINSULINEMIA
\hˌa͡ɪpəɹˌɪnsuːla͡ɪnˈiːmi͡ə], \hˌaɪpəɹˌɪnsuːlaɪnˈiːmiə], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n_s_uː_l_aɪ_n_ˈiː_m_iə]\
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Excessively high blood insulin levels. It should be differentiated from HYPERINSULINISM, excessive secretion of insulin by the pancreatic islets, in that hyperinsulinemia may be the result of a variety of conditions, such as obesity and pregnancy. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).