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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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Physical activity was particularly associated with slower cognitive decline among Hispanic participants, while lower fasting blood glucose levels were linked to slower cognitive decline among non-Hispanic white participants.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The same chatbot, shown years of labs, imaging and diagnoses, can catch glucose, blood pressure and weight drifting up together, years before any one measure crosses a line.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

After a meal, it’s where most of the sugar, or glucose, in our blood is sent.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

The doctor prescribed a glucose formula, crushed aspirins in a mortar, and told them to wrap the child with quilts and covers.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Sugars may be divided into two classes,—the sucroses, C12H22O11, and the glucoses, C6H12O6.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams




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