| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| glucagon |
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| SYLLABICATION: | glu·ca·gon |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  gl  k -g n |
| NOUN: | A hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates an increase in blood sugar levels, thus opposing the action of insulin. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably gluc(o)– + Greek ag n, present participle of agein, to lead, drive; see ag- in Appendix I.
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