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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hyperglycemia

1875, Latinized form of Greek elements hyper- "over" (see hyper-) + glykys "sweet" (see glucose) + haima "blood" (see -emia).\n

Wiktionary
hyperglycemia

alt. (context medicine English) An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood n. (context medicine English) An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood

WordNet
hyperglycemia

n. abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes [syn: hyperglycaemia] [ant: hypoglycemia]

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Hyperglycemia

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar ( also spelled hyperglycaemia or hyperglycæmia) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma. This is generally a blood sugar level higher than 11.1 mmol/l (200 mg/dl), but symptoms may not start to become noticeable until even higher values such as 15–20 mmol/l (~250–300 mg/dl). A subject with a consistent range between ~5.6 and ~7 mmol/l (100–126 mg/dl) ( American Diabetes Association guidelines) is considered hyperglycemic, while above 7 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) is generally held to have diabetes. Chronic levels exceeding 7 mmol/l (125 mg/dl) can produce organ damage.

Usage examples of "hyperglycemia".

Bozzarias, all mandated investigations into the death of my beloved Vomacht resulted in one uncontested conclusion: pump failure produced a kind of alien hyperglycemia that drove the Stroonians insane.

Through trial and error, I arrived at the best item on the menu to help me tiptoe across that tightrope between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia that every person with diabetes walks.