glycosuria

[ glahy-kohs-yoo-ree-uh ]

/ ˌglaɪ koʊs yʊˈri ə /

noun Pathology.

excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.

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Also glucosuria.

Origin of glycosuria

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

OTHER WORDS FROM glycosuria

gly·cos·u·ric, adjective

Words nearby glycosuria

glycosialia, glycosialorrhea, glycoside, glycosphingolipid, glycostatic, glycosuria, glycosyl, glycosylated hemoglobin, glycosylation, glycosyltransferase, glycotrophic

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Example sentences from the Web for glycosuria

After starvation, the diet must be raised very slowly, to prevent recurrence of glycosuria.
The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes|Lewis Webb Hill
Glycosuria is not an uncommon complication in chronic gout, and seriously affects the question of prognosis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
In chronic gout and in connection with the granular kidney a more serious form of glycosuria is occasionally observed.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
On the other hand, the discovery of a glycosuria without these symptoms is, as a rule, accidental.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Its presence in appreciable amount constitutes "glycosuria."
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for glycosuria

glycosuria

glucosuria

/ (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈsjʊərɪə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of glycosuria

glycosuric or glucosuric, adjective

Word Origin for glycosuria

C19: from New Latin, from French glycose glucose + -uria

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Medical definitions for glycosuria

glycosuria

[ glī′kə-sur′ē-ə, -shur′- ]

n.

glucosuria

Excretion of carbohydrates in the urine.

Other words from glycosuria

gly′co•su′ric adj.