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hyperglycemia

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hy·per·gly·ce·mi·a  (hpr-gl-sm-)
n.
The presence of an abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood.
hyper·gly·cemic (-mk) adj.
hyperglycemia
a condition in which the level of glucose in the blood is abnormally high. — hyperglycemic, adj.
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Noun1.hyperglycemia - abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
hyperglycaemia
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
hypoglycaemia, hypoglycemia - abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet


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