glycosuria

noun

: the presence in the urine of abnormal amounts of sugar

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary glycose glucose + New Latin -uria

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glycosuria was in 1860

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“Glycosuria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glycosuria. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

Medical Definition

glycosuria

noun
: the presence in the urine of abnormal amounts of sugar

called also glucosuria

compare glycuresis
glycosuric adjective

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