GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

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GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

Specialty Definition: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

Domain	Definition
Health	The power of the normal liver to absorb and store large quantities of glucose and the effectiveness of intestinal absorption of glucose. The glucose tolerance test is a metabolic test of carbohydrate tolerance that measures active insulin, a hepatic function based on the ability of the liver to absorb glucose. The test consists of ingesting 100 grams of glucose into a fasting stomach; blood sugar should return to normal in 2 to 21 hours after ingestion. (references)
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Crosswords: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

Specialty definitions using "GLUCOSE TOLERANCE": Diabetes, Gestational ♦ EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST ♦ Glucose Intolerance ♦ Postprandial plasma blood glucose, Pregnancy in Diabetics. (references)

Commercial Usage: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

Domain	Title
Books	The Minimal Model Approach and Determinants of Glucose Tolerance (Pennington Center Nutrition Series, Vol 7) (reference) The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and impaired glucose tolerance in adults 20-74 years of age, United States, 1976-80 (reference) Training & the Glucose Tolerance Factor (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		For many years, the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was used to diagnose hypoglycemia. (references)
		The glucose tolerance test is the most reliable method of confirming a diagnosis of acromegaly. (references)
		Glucose tolerance test � A blood test used to make the diagnosis of diabetes, including gestational diabetes. (references)
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Expressions: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

Expressions using "GLUCOSE TOLERANCE": Glucose Tolerance Test ♦ Previous Abnormality of Glucose Tolerance. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
glucose tolerance test	103
impaired glucose tolerance	25
glucose tolerance	21
oral glucose tolerance test	11
glucose tolerance test pregnancy	10
glucose tolerance testing	8
glucose tolerance factor	8
glucose tolerance test in pregnancy	5
fasting glucose tolerance test	4
glucose tolerance test result	4
blood glucose tolerance test	3
glucose tolerance factor chromium	3
glucose tolerance test diet	3
three hour glucose tolerance test	2
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Modern Translation: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

Language		Translations for "GLUCOSE TOLERANCE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		glukosetolerans. (various references)

Dutch		glucosetolerantie, suikertolerantie. (various references)

French		quantité de glucose tolérée. (various references)

German		Glukosetoleranz. (various references)

Greek		ποσότης ανεκτής γλυκόζης. (various references)

Pig Latin		ucoseglay olerancetay

Portuguese		tolerância � glicose. (various references)

Spanish		tolerancia a la glucosa. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: GLUCOSE TOLERANCE

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	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-e-g-l-l-n-o-o-r-s-t-u"
	-5 letters: collagenous, enterocoels, outgenerals, reluctances, turgescence.
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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions

5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography

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