glycemia

or gly·cae·mi·a

[ glahy-see-mee-uh ]

/ glaɪˈsi mi ə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

the presence of glucose in the blood.

Nearby words

glycaemia, glycaemic index, glycaemic load, glycan, glycation, glycemia, glycemic index, glyceraldehyde, glyceric, glyceric acid, glyceric aciduria

Origin of glycemia

First recorded in 1900–05; glyc- + -emia

Related forms

gly·ce·mic, gly·cae·mic, adjective

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Medicine definitions for glycemic

glycemia

[ glī-sē′mē-ə ]

n.

The presence of glucose in the blood.

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