Definition of "gluconeogenesis" [gluconeogenesis]

• The formation of glucose, especially by the liver, from noncarbohydrate sources, such as amino acids and the glycerol portion of fats. (noun)

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• "Dietary protein is converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis, which is carried out in the liver."
• "The conversion of protein to glucose takes place in the liver and is called gluconeogenesis, a word meaning literally the making from scratch, or genesis, of new glucose."
• "Not to worry, the body can make glucose from protein and, to a small extent, even from fat in a process called gluconeogenesis making new sugar that takes place in the liver."