glycosuria

American  

[glahy-kohs-yoo-ree-uh] / ˌglaɪ koʊs yʊˈri ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.

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glycosuria British  

/ ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈsjʊərɪə /

noun

1. the presence of excess sugar in the urine, as in diabetes

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Other Word Forms

• glycosuric adjective

Etymology

Origin of glycosuria

1855–60; glycose (a monosaccharide) + -uria

Example Sentences

We have a number of cases of pentosuria on record in which patients were excreting penatomic sugar, but had not glycosuria, though their urine responded to the ordinary tests for this.

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Obesity and Glycosuria.—Gouty individuals often become obese and show evidences of glycosuria.

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When the sugar excretion has been reduced to its lowest point, and maintained there for some time, a certain amount of carbohydrate may be cautiously allowed, the consequent effect on the glycosuria being estimated.

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He finds a glycosuria and looks for its cause.

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No one surely would deny the diagnostic value of glycosuria for diabetes, because in conditions of inanition, for instance, the sugar of a diabetic may completely vanish, although the disease continues.

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