Medical Dictionary

hexosamine

noun hex·os·a·mine \hek-ˈsäs-ə-ˌmēn\

Medical Definition of HEXOSAMINE

:  an amine (as glucosamine) derived from a hexose by replacement of hydroxyl by the amino group

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