Glycogenesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glycogeny \Gly*cog"e*ny\, Glycogenesis \Gly`co*gen"e*sis\, n.
     (Physiol.)
     The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the
     liver.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glycogenesis
       n 1: the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
       2: the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in
          the blood exceeds the demand