glycogenesis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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