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glycogenosis

glycogenosis noun: a metabolic disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize glycogen properly.

Noun

glycogenosis (countable and uncountable, plural glycogenoses)

  1. A metabolic disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize glycogen properly
    Synonyms:
    glycogen storage disease

Synonyms of glycogenosis

  • glycogen storage disease

Forms of glycogenosis

pluralglycogenoses

Origin of glycogenosis

From glycogen + -osis.

Questions about glycogenosis

What does glycogenosis mean?
Glycogenosis means a metabolic disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize glycogen properly.
What part of speech is glycogenosis?
Glycogenosis is a noun.
What is the plural of glycogenosis?
The plural of glycogenosis is glycogenoses.

Words near glycogenosis in the dictionary

  1. glycogenolyses
  2. glycogenolysis
  3. glycogenolytic
  4. glycogenomics
  5. glycogenoses
  6. glycogenosis
  7. glycogenosome
  8. glycogenosomes
  9. glycogenotic
  10. glycogens
  11. glycogeny

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