"insulin degludec" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From international scientific vocabulary, from insulin + de + glu + dec, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting \"the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, \"de\") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker (\"glu\"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, \"dec\") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain.\"",
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        "An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes."
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