GLUCAGON

Meaning of GLUCAGON in English

n. a polypeptide hormone formed in the pancreas, which aids the breakdown of glycogen.

Etymology: Gk glukus sweet + agon leading

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GLUCAGON — MedMaster
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GLUCAGON — noun see: agent Date: 1923 a protein hormone that is produced especially by the islets of Langerhans and that promotes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GLUCAGON — ˈglükəˌgän noun ( -s ) Etymology: gluc- + -agon (perhaps from Greek agōn, present participle of agein to lead, drive) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLUCAGON — /glooh"keuh gon'/ , n. Biochem. a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLUCAGON — n. hormone formed in the pancreas
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GLUCAGON — noun Etymology: gluc- + -agon (perhaps from Greek agōn, present participle of agein to lead, drive) — more at agent …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLUCAGON — [ 'glu:kəg(ə)n , -gɒn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a peptide hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GLUCAGON — [glu.ca.gon] n [gluc- + -agon (perh. fr. Gk agon, prp. of agein to lead, drive)--more at agent] (1923): a protein …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLUCAGON — a pancreatic hormone produced by cells in the islets of Langerhans. Glucagon, a protein of low molecular weight, strongly opposes …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLUCAGON — n. a polypeptide hormone formed in the pancreas, which aids the breakdown of glycogen. [Gk glukus sweet + agon leading]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLUCAGON — n. a polypeptide hormone formed in the pancreas, which aids the breakdown of glycogen. [ Gk glukus sweet + agon …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLUCAGON — A hormone produced by the pancreas that increases the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
GLUCAGON — глюкагон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLUCAGON — Глюкагон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GLUCAGON — глюкагон (полипептидный гормон)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
GLUCAGON — глюкагон
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLUCAGON — n. Pronunciation: ' glü-k ə - ˌ gän Function: noun Etymology: gluc- + -agon (perh. from Greek ag ō n, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GLUCAGON EMERGENCY KIT FOR LOW BLOOD SUGAR — USP DI - Glucagon (Systemic)
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GLUCAGON EMERGENCY KIT — USP DI - Glucagon (Systemic)
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GLUCAGON DIAGNOSTIC KIT — USP DI - Glucagon (Systemic)
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GLUCAGON (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
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GLUCAGEN DIAGNOSTIC KIT — MedMaster - Glucagon
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PANCREAS — noun see: raw Date: 1578 a large lobulated gland of vertebrates that secretes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISLET OF LANGERHANS — Etymology: Paul Langerhans died 1888 German physician Date: 1896 any of the groups of small slightly granular endocrine cells that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PANCREAS — Compound gland functioning as both an exocrine (secreting through a duct) and an endocrine (ductless) gland. It continuously secretes pancreatic …
Английский словарь Британика
LANGERHANS, ISLETS OF — or islands of Langerhans Irregularly shaped patches of endocrine tissue in the pancreas . The normal human pancreas has about …
Английский словарь Британика
PANCREAS — compound gland common to all vertebrates, functioning both as an exocrine gland discharging digestive enzymes into the gut and as …
Britannica English vocabulary
LANGERHANS, ISLETS OF — also called Islands Of Langerhans, irregularly shaped patches of endocrine tissue located within the pancreas of most vertebrates. They are …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEXTROSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both treatments produce a good response, though dextrose acts almost immediately and glucagon takes one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LANGERHANS, ISLETS OF — or islands of Langerhans Irregularly shaped patches of endocrine tissue in the pancreas . The normal human pancreas has about …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLUCO- — (тж. gluc-) хим. в сложных словах имеет значение глюказа : glucagon ≈ глюкагон (пептидный гормон, повышающий содержание сахара в крови) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLUCO- — (тж. gluc-) хим. в сложных словах имеет значение глюказа : glucagon ≈ глюкагон (пептидный гормон, повышающий содержание сахара в крови) …
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