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blood sugar

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noun

glucose in the blood.
the quantity or percentage of glucose in the blood.

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Words related to blood sugar

glucose

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Origin of blood sugar

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for blood sugar

blood sugar

noun

med the glucose concentration in the blood: the normal fasting value is between 3.9 and 5.6 mmol/l
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for blood sugar

blood sugar

n.

glucose
The concentration of glucose in the blood, measured in milligrams of glucose per 100 milliliters of blood.
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Science definitions for blood sugar

blood sugar

Sugar in the form of glucose in the blood. The concentration of blood sugar is measured in milligrams of glucose per 100 milliliters of blood.
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