hyperglycemia

hyperglycemia /hy·per·gly·ce·mia/ (-gli-se´me-ah) abnormally increased content of glucose in the blood.

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hy·per·gly·ce·mi·a (hpr-gl-sm-)

n.

The presence of an abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood.

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hyper·gly·cemic (-mk) adj.

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Hyperglycemia

Condition characterized by excessively high levels of glucose in the blood, and occurs when the body does not have enough insulin or cannot use the insulin it does have to turn glucose into energy. Hyperglycemia is often indicative of diabetes that is out of control.

Mentioned in: Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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hyperglycemia

[hī′pərglīsē′mē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, hyper + glykys, sweet, haima, blood

a greater than normal amount of glucose in the blood. Most frequently associated with diabetes mellitus, the condition may occur in newborns, after the administration of glucocorticoid hormones, and with an excess infusion of IV solutions containing glucose, especially in poorly monitored long-term hyperalimentation. Also spelled hyperglycaemia. Also called hyperglycosemia. Compare hypoglycemia.

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hyperglycemia [hi″per-gli-se´me-ah]

excess of glucose in the blood; see also diabetes mellitus.

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hyperglycemia,

n a disorder characterized by elevated glucose levels in the blood.

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hyperglycemia (hī´purglīsē´mē),

n an increase in the concentration of sugar in the blood. It is a feature of diabetes mellitus.

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hyperglycemia

excess of glucose in the blood.

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posthypoglycemic hyperglycemia

see somogyi effect.

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hyperglycemia

Metabolism An abnormal ↑ in serum glucose, most commonly due to DM. See Diabetes mellitus, Glucose tolerance test, Hyperglycinemia.