glucæmia

A form of glycemia — Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.

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nounglucæmia (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of glycemia.

    This examination showed that the patient was not suffering with diabetes, and that the glucæmia was very slight.

    1871, Gouverneur M. Smith, “On Diabetes”, in The Transactions of the New York Academy of Medicine, volume III, page 11
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