Glycopexia

/ˌɡlɪkoʊˈpɛksiə/ noun

Definition

The fixation or binding of glucose or glycogen in tissues, particularly in the liver and muscles where it's stored for energy.

Etymology

From glyco- (Greek glykys 'sweet') + pexia (from Greek pegnynai 'to fix/fasten'). This medical term describes a fundamental storage process in the body.

Kelly Says

Glycopexia is your body's savings account—when you eat carbohydrates, your cells 'fix' glucose molecules in place as glycogen, creating an energy reserve that keeps you going between meals.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግላይኮፔክስያ
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
ARالعربية
ألم مرضى السكري
al-mar-d-i-s-su-kri
BNবাংলা
গ্লিকোপেক্সিয়া
glai-ko-pe-k-sia
CACatalà
glicopèxia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
CSČeština
glykopexie
gli-ko-pe-k-see
DADansk
glycopeksi
gli-ko-pe-k-si
DEDeutsch
Glykopexie
gli-ko-pe-k-see
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκοπεξία
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
ESEspañol
glicopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
FAفارسی
گلیکوپکسی
gali-ko-pe-k-si
FISuomi
glykopeksi
gli-ko-pe-k-si
FRFrançais
glycopexie
gli-ko-pe-k-see
GUGU
ગ્લિકોપેક્સિયા
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
HAHA
glycopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
HEעברית
גליקופקסיה
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
HIहिन्दी
ग्लिसोपेकसिया
gli-so-pe-k-sia
HUMagyar
glykopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
IDBahasa Indonesia
glicopeksi
gli-ko-pe-k-si
IGIG
glycopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
ITItaliano
glicopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
JA日本語
グリコペキシア
guri-ko-pe-ki-shi-a
KKKK
глікопексия
hly-ko-pe-k-sia
KMKM
គ្រីកូបેកស៊ី
kri-koo-pe-k-si
KO한국어
글리코펙시아
geul-li-ko-pe-ke-ssia
MRMR
ग्लिकोपेक्सिया
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
MSBahasa Melayu
glicopeksi
gli-ko-pe-k-si
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလိုကွပ်ပေကၤ
ga-lo-ku-pwe-ke-k-sa
NLNederlands
glycopexie
gli-ko-pe-k-see
NONorsk
glycopeksi
gli-ko-pe-k-si
PAPA
ਗਲਾਈਕੋਪੈਕਸੀਆ
glai-ko-pe-k-sia
PLPolski
glikopeksi
gli-ko-pe-k-si
PTPortuguês
glicopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
RORomână
glicopexie
gli-ko-pe-k-see
RUРусский
гликопексия
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
SVSvenska
glycopexi
gli-ko-pe-k-si
SWKiswahili
glycopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
TAதமிழ்
கிளைகோபெக்ஸியா
ki-la-iko-pe-k-ssia
TEతెలుగు
గ్లికోపెక్సియా
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
THไทย
กลีโคเพกเซีย
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
TLTL
glycopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
TRTürkçe
glikopeksi
gli-ko-peks-i
UKУкраїнська
глікопексія
hly-ko-pe-k-sia
URاردو
گلائیکوپیکسیا
glai-ko-pe-k-sia
VITiếng Việt
glycopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
YOYO
glycopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia
ZH中文
糖类病
tang lei bing
ZUZU
glycopexia
gli-ko-pe-k-sia

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