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blood sugar

–noun
1. glucose in the blood.
2. the quantity or percentage of glucose in the blood.

Origin:
1925–30
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blood sugar  
n.  
  1. Sugar in the form of glucose in the blood.

  2. The concentration of glucose in the blood, measured in milligrams of glucose per 100 milliliters of blood.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: blood sugar
Function: noun
: the glucose in the blood; also : its concentration (as in milligrams per 100 milliliters)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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blood sugar n.

  1. See glucose.

  2. The concentration of glucose in the blood, measured in milligrams of glucose per 100 milliliters of blood.

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