hyperglycemia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hyperglycemia hyperglycemias hyperglycaemia hyperglycæmia

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyc- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English glycemia English hyperglycemia From hyper- + glycemia or hyper- + glyc + -emia.

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