hyperglycaemia

hyperglycaemia |ˌhʌɪpəglʌɪˈsiːmɪə |(US hyperglycemia ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an excess of glucose in the bloodstream, often associated with diabetes mellitus. DERIVATIVES hyperglycaemic adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from hyper- ‘above normal ’ + glyco- + -aemia .