SINCE 1828
glycotropic
adjective
gly·co·trop·ic
| \ ˌglī-kō-ˈträp-ik
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Medical Definition of glycotropic
: antagonizing the action of insulin especially with regard to the production of hypoglycemia
a glycotropic anterior-pituitary fraction
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