Etymology

gluconeogenesis

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Today it means: The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors Full definition →

English neogenesis ← Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishgluco-
  4. Englishneogenesis
  5. English todaygluconeogenesis

From gluco- + neogenesis.

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