hyperglycaemia
noun/ˌhaɪpəɡlaɪˈsiːmiə/
/ˌhaɪpərɡlaɪˈsiːmiə/
(British English) (North American English hyperglycemia)
[uncountable] (medical)- the condition of having too high a level of blood sugarWord Originlate 19th cent.: from hyper- ‘above normal’ + glyco- ‘sugar’ + -aemia, relating to blood.
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