Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycosuria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
gly-co-suria
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English glycosuria From glycose + -uria.

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Questions

What does glycosuria mean?
The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus
Where does glycosuria come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English glycosuria From glycose + -uria.

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