See Also: gluco-(medicine)
gluco-(dictionary)

gluco- (iou)



gluco- combining form. .
[French, from GLUCOSE and (later) Greek glukus sweet: see -O-. Cf. GLYCO-.]
Chemistry & Biochemistry.
Glucose; containing, related to, or yielding glucose; affecting the metabolism of glucose.
= GLYCO-.
gluco'corticoid noun any of a group of corticosteroids (e.g. hydrocortisone) which are involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats and have anti-inflammatory activity M20.
gluconeo'genesis noun the formation of glucose in the body from non-carbohydrate precursors, esp. from proteins E20.
gluconeoge'netic,
gluconeo'genic adjectives of or pertaining to gluconeogenesis M20.
gluco'protein noun (a) any of various amino acids or mixtures of amino acids to which were ascribed the empirical formula CnH2nN2O4, where n is between 6 and 12; (b) = GLYCOPROTEIN: L19.
gluco'static adjective (Physiology) pertaining to or designating a mechanism for maintaining a constant level of glucose in the blood, or a theory of metabolism that postulates such a mechanism M20.