Etymology

glycosuria

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Today it means: The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus Full definition →

Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- ← English glycose
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  9. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  10. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  11. English todayglycosuria

From glycose + -uria.

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