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glycogenic

glycogenic

9.6
Involving making or storing glycogen in body tissues
  • adjective
  • /ˌɡlaɪkəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
: glucogénico
  • Insulin stimulates glycogenic activity, allowing the liver to store glucose as glycogen.

Examples

  • Insulin promotes glycogenic activity in liver cells.

  • Certain enzymes play a key role in glycogenic pathways.

  • A glycogenic diet can help athletes restore muscle energy.

  • The glycogenic process is essential for energy storage.

  • She studied the glycogenic functions of the liver.

  • A glycogenic diet can help athletes restore muscle energy after intense training.

  • Certain enzymes are crucial for the glycogenic pathways that convert glucose into stored energy.

Surface Forms

glycogenic positive

Morphology

glycogenic = glycogen (semi-transparent) = glycogen + ic

Formed from the noun 'glycogen' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic'; the relation to glycogen is clear but the technical nature of the term and the specialized sense ('producing or relating to glycogen') may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Glycogenic comes from the Greek parts glyco- meaning 'sugar' and -genic meaning 'producing'. So glycogenic describes processes that make or store sugar in the body, for example the creation of glycogen in the liver and muscles.