glucagon

See also: glucagón

English

Etymology

From gluco- +‎ Ancient Greek ἄγων (ágōn), present participle of ἄγω (ágō, “push forward, put in motion; stir up; excite, urge”).[1][2]

Alternatively, possibly gluco- +‎ -a- +‎ -gon.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡluːkəɡən/, /ˈɡluːkəɡɒn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlukəˌɡɑn/

Noun

PDB rendering of glucagon

glucagon (plural glucagons)

(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar [from 1923][1][2]

Derived terms

Translations

peptide hormone

Catalan: glucagó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 胰高血糖素 (yígāoxuètángsù), 升糖素 (shēngtángsù)
French: glucagon (fr) m
Galician: glicagón m
German: Glucagon n
Kazakh: глюкагон (glükagon)
Korean: 글루카곤 (geullukagon)
Kyrgyz: глюкагон (glyukagon)
Portuguese: glucagon (pt) m, glucagão m
Spanish: glucagón (es) m

References

Etymonline
“glucagon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

glucagom, glucagão

Noun

glucagon m (plural glucagons)

glucagon
Synonym: (rare) glucagina

References

“glucagon” in Dicionário Online de Português.
“glucagon” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“glucagon” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
"Glucagom e glucagon" in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa.

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