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| glu·ca·gon [ glkə gòn ] |
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hormone that raises blood sugar level: a pancreatic hormone that raises blood sugar by promoting conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver
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| [Early 20th century. <gluco- + Greek agōn, present participle of agein "lead"] |
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