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Glucagon

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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)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glucagon

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noun
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that stimulates the release of glucose into the blood
Compare insulin

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Glucagon

see synonyms of glucagon
noun
a hormone formed in the pancreas, or certain cells, that increases the concentration of blood sugar and opposes the action of insulin

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glucagon

see synonyms of glucagon
n.
A hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates an increase in blood sugar levels, thus opposing the action of insulin.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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