blood sugar

blood sugar
blood sugar n the glucose in the blood also its concentration (as in milligrams per 100 milliliters)

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the concentration of glucose in the blood, normally expressed in millimoles per litre. The normal range is 3.5-5.5 mmol/l. Blood-sugar estimation is an important investigation in a variety of diseases, most notably in diabetes mellitus. See also hyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia.

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1. glucose occurring in the blood. 2. the amount of glucose in the blood.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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