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GLUCOGENESIS

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glu⋅co⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [gloo-koh-jen-uh-sis]
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–noun Biochemistry.
the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
Origin:
< NL; see gluco-, -genesis

Related forms:
glu⋅co⋅gen⋅ic, adjective
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Main Entry: glu·co·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: -'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glu·co·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: formation of glucose within the animal body from any product of glycolysis —compare GLUCONEOGENESIS
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glucogenesis glu·co·gen·e·sis (gl&oomacr;'kō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The formation of glucose through the breakdown of glycogen.

glu'co·gen'ic adj.

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