Banting
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Frederick Banting, the Canadian physiologist who co-discovered insulin in 1921 and pioneered its use as a treatment for diabetes.
“Medical students study Banting's groundbreaking work as a pivotal milestone in the history of endocrinology.”
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Ends in -ING with the BAN- prefix, the T in the middle is the distinguishing letter from similar words.
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