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Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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(occasionally, ambiguously) Hyperglycemia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyc- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English glycemia From glyc- + -emia.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
glucèmia
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Catalan:
glicèmia
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Danish:
glykæmi
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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French:
glycémie
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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German:
Glykämie
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Greek:
γλυκαιμία
(glykaimía)
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Icelandic:
sykurdreyri
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Polish:
glikemia
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Portuguese:
glicemia
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Spanish:
glucemia
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Spanish:
glicemia
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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Swedish:
glykemi
— presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
