noun
The formation of glucose, especially by the liver, from noncarbohydrate sources, such as amino acids and the glycerol portion of fats.
Related Forms:
- glu′co·ne′o·ge·net′ic
adjective
gluconeogenesis
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Noun
(usually uncountable, plural gluconeogeneses)
- (biochemistry) The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors
Origin
gluco- +"Ž neogenesis
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gluconeogenesis - Medical Definition
n.
The formation of glucose, especially by the liver, from noncarbohydrate sources, such as amino acids and the glycerol portion of fats.
Related Forms:
- glu′co·ne′o·ge·net′ic (-ō-jə-nĕt′ĭk)
adj.
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