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noun
A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
History
From gluco- + Ancient Greek ἄγων (ágōn), present participle of ἄγω (ágō, “push forward, put in motion; stir up; excite, urge”).
Across languages
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