Phrase guide

blood sugar

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Glucose in the blood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The amount of glucose in a person's blood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glycemia

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

glucose in the bloodstream

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blood glucose

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: glucose

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 血糖 (xuètáng) — glucose in the blood
  • Dutch: bloedsuiker — glucose in the blood
  • Finnish: verensokeri — glucose in the blood
  • French: glucose dans le sang — glucose in the blood
  • German: Blutzucker — glucose in the blood
  • Hungarian: vércukor — glucose in the blood
  • Japanese: 血糖 (kettō) — glucose in the blood
  • Māori: hukatoto — glucose in the blood
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blodsukker — glucose in the blood
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blodsukker — glucose in the blood
  • Polish: glukoza we krwi — glucose in the blood
  • Swedish: blodsocker — glucose in the blood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血糖 (xuètáng) — amount of glucose in a person's blood
  • Dutch: bloedsuikerspiegel — amount of glucose in a person's blood
  • Finnish: verensokeri — amount of glucose in a person's blood
  • French: glycémie — amount of glucose in a person's blood
  • German: Blutzuckerspiegel — amount of glucose in a person's blood
  • Hungarian: vércukorszint — amount of glucose in a person's blood
  • Polish: poziom cukru we krwi — amount of glucose in a person's blood
  • Swedish: blodsockerhalt — amount of glucose in a person's blood