noun
insulin-resistance syndrome
Medical term for a cluster of conditions associated with reduced cellular response to insulin, often including obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Also known as metabolic syndrome.
インスリン抵抗性症候群は生活習慣病と深く関係している。
Insulin-resistance syndrome is closely related to lifestyle-related diseases.
Often used interchangeably in Japanese clinical contexts, though メタボリックシンドローム is more common in public health discourse.
Compound of インスリン (insulin), 抵抗性 (resistance), and 症候群 (syndrome). A direct calque of the English medical term.