glycosuria

[glahy-kohs-yoo-ree-uh]

gly·cos·u·ri·a

[glahy-kohs-yoo-ree-uh]
noun Pathology.
excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.


Origin:
1855–60; glycose + -uria

gly·cos·u·ric, adjective
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Glycosuria has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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glycosuria or glucosuria (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈsjʊərɪə)
 
n
the presence of excess sugar in the urine, as in diabetes
 
[C19: from New Latin, from French glycoseglucose + -uria]
 
glucosuria or glucosuria
 
n
 
[C19: from New Latin, from French glycoseglucose + -uria]
 
glyco'suric or glucosuria
 
adj
 
gluco'suric or glucosuria
 
adj

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glycosuria gly·co·su·ri·a (glī'kə-s&oobreve;r'ē-ə, -sh&oobreve;r'-)
n.

  1. See glucosuria.

  2. Excretion of carbohydrates in the urine.


gly'co·su'ric adj.

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