Meanings
adjectivehyperglycemic (comparative more hyperglycemic, superlative most hyperglycemic)
comparative more hyperglycemic · superlative most hyperglycemic · alternative hyperglycaemic · alternative hyperglycæmic
- Having (or producing) excessively high blood sugar.
nounhyperglycemic (plural hyperglycemics)
plural hyperglycemics · alternative hyperglycaemic · alternative hyperglycæmic
- medicineA drug used to treat hyperglycemia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Englishglyc-
- Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
- Englishglycemia
- Englishhyperglycemia
- Englishhyperglycemic
From hyperglycemia + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French hyperglycémiant
- hyperglycémiantTranslations
German überzuckert, hyperglykämisch
- überzuckertTranslations
- hyperglykämischTranslations
Italian iperglicemico
- iperglicemicoTranslations
Polish hiperglikemiczny
- hiperglikemicznyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hyperglycemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperglycemic
MLA
“hyperglycemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperglycemic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperglycemic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperglycemic.
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