insulinoma
insulinoma (ins-yoo-lin-oh-mă) n. an insulin-producing usually benign tumour of the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. Symptoms include sweating, faintness, and other features of hypoglycaemia (see Whipple's triad).
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