glycosuria
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of glycosuria
1855–60; glycose (a monosaccharide) + -uria
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Though an exceptionally high sugar intake might cause sugar to appear briefly in the urine, the appearance of glycosuria usually points to type I or II diabetes mellitus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The complete removal of the pancreas, however, determines glycosuria, the organ having in health an inhibitive action on sugar production by the liver.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Diabetic Gangrene.—This form of gangrene is prone to occur in persons over fifty years of age who suffer from glycosuria.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
He finds a glycosuria and looks for its cause.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
Laevulose can be assimilated up to 1½ ozs. daily without increasing the glycosuria, and hence apples, cooked or raw, are allowable, as the sugar they contain is in this form.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
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