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blood sugar
(redirected from Plasma glucose)

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blood sugar
n.
1. Sugar in the form of glucose in the blood.
2. The concentration of glucose in the blood, measured in milligrams of glucose per 100 milliliters of blood.

blood sugar
n
(Medicine) Med the glucose concentration in the blood: the normal fasting value is between 3.9 and 5.6 mmol/l

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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Noun1.blood sugar - glucose in the bloodstream
glucose - a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy


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