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hyperglycemia definition

hyper·gly·cemia (hī′pər glī sē′mē ə)

noun

an abnormally high concentration of sugar in the blood

Etymology: ModL < hyper- + Gr glykys, sweet + -emia

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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