glycogenesis

[ glahy-kuh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glycogenesis¹

First recorded in 1870–75; glyco- + -genesis

Example Sentences

Whence it became evident that this nerve is not the excitor, but the sensory nerve concerned in glycogenesis.

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