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cyclic GMP

noun Biochemistry.

a cyclic anhydride of guanosine monophosphate formed from guanosine triphosphate by the action of guanylate cyclase: in cellular metabolism, it acts as a second messenger associated with increased cell division and growth.

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Also called cGMP, guanosine cyclic monophosphate, guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate.

Origin of cyclic GMP

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby cyclic GMP

cyclic, cyclical, cyclical unemployment, cyclic AMP, cyclic compound, cyclic GMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate, cyclic neutropenia, cyclicotomy, cyclic pitch lever, cyclic shift
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Medical definitions for cyclic GMP

cyclic GMP

n.

Cyclic guanosine monophosphate; a cyclic nucleotide of guanosine that acts at the cellular level as a regulator of various metabolic processes, possibly as an antagonist to cyclic AMP.
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