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Definition of Glycosuria

1. Noun. The presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine.

Definition of Glycosuria

1. n. Same as Glucosuria.

Definition of Glycosuria

1. Noun. (medicine) The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the blood, often as a result of diabetes mellitus ¹

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Definition of Glycosuria

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Medical Definition of Glycosuria

1. The presence of glucose in the urine, especially the excretion of an abnormally large amount of sugar (glucose) in the urine, i.e., more than 1 gm. In 24 hours. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycosuria

Literary usage of Glycosuria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"The term transient or intermittent glycosuria is a very broad one, ... Spontaneous glycosuria may be transient or permanent, and if the latter is, ..."

2. A Text-book of Pathology by William George MacCallum, Harry Gideon Wells (1907)
"Adrenalin glycosuria, which follows administration of active preparations of the adrenal by any route, has been discussed elsewhere (see " Adrenal," page ..."

3. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"In the extremely severe cases, the glycosuria persists despite ... (d) Diagnosis of Diabetes mellitus L The glycosuria After establishing the presence of a ..."

4. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1921)
"You will recall that by glycosuria is meant the presence of sugar in the urine ... glycosuria may be found in other conditions than diabetes mellitus with ..."

5. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1907)
"The very thoroughly investigated subject of curare glycosuria deserves special ... The fact that glycosuria appeared after quite small doses given by the ..."

6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Diabetes, as distinguished from transitory glycosuria, is produced by a diminution in the power of the tissues to use sugar, which thus accumulates in the ..."

7. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1893)
"Alimentary glycosuria—This form of diabetes has been long known, the name being in the first instance given to that variety which occurs after the ..."

8. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1902)
"Thinking that possibly the glycosuria might be dependent upon the general ... Dr. Herter said it had occurred to him that the adrenalin glycosuria might be ..."

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