glucocerebroside

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glucocerebroside /glu·co·cer·e·bro·side/ (-ser´ĕ-bro-sīd″) a cerebroside with a glucose sugar.

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See glucosylceramide.

Glucocerebroside

A cerebroside that contains glucose in the molecule.

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glucocerebroside [gloo″ko-ser´ĕ-bro-sīd]

a cerebroside containing a glucose sugar; it accumulates in the tissues in Gaucher's disease.

glucocerebroside

a cerebroside containing a glucose sugar; it accumulates in the tissues in gaucher's disease (glucocerebrosidosis).

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