glu·ca·gon (gl  k -g n )n. A hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates an increase in blood sugar levels, thus opposing the action of insulin. [Probably gluc(o)- + Greek ag  n, present participle of agein, to lead, drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] |
glucagon [ˈgluːkəˌgɒn -gən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a polypeptide hormone, produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that stimulates the release of glucose into the blood Compare insulin
[from gluc(ose) + -agon, perhaps from Greek agein to lead]
| glucagon (glk-gn) A polypeptide hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates an increase in blood glucose levels, thus opposing the action of insulin. |
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| Noun | 1. | glucagon - a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin) endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
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