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glucagon

glu·ca·gon [ glkə gòn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hormone that raises blood sugar level: a pancreatic hormone that raises blood sugar by promoting conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver

[Early 20th century. <gluco- + Greek agōn, present participle of agein "lead"]
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