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glucagon

glu·ca·gon

UK/ˈɡluːkəɡən/ US/ˈɡluːkəɡɒn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)

Origin

From gluco- + Ancient Greek ἄγων (ágōn), present participle of ἄγω (ágō, “push forward, put in motion; stir up; excite, urge”).

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