Definition

Noun: The presence of an abnormally high concentration of glucose in the urine. This is a clinical sign, not a disease itself, but typically indicates an underlying condition affecting blood sugar regulation, such as diabetes mellitus.

Usage

The term is used primarily in medical and clinical contexts to describe a finding from urinalysis (urine testing). It is a specific and technical term.

Examples

• The routine urinalysis detected glucosuria, prompting further tests for diabetes.
• Persistent glucosuria is a classic symptom of uncontrolled hyperglycemia.
• The doctor explained that the glucosuria was likely due to the patient's exceptionally high blood sugar levels.

Advanced Usage

• Renal glucosuria: A specific, often benign, condition where glucose is excreted in the urine despite normal blood glucose levels, due to a defect in the kidney's reabsorption system.
  • His glucosuria was diagnosed as renal in origin, meaning his kidneys were simply not reabsorbing sugar properly.

Variants and Related Words

• Glycosuria: A more general term for the presence of any sugar (e.g., glucose, fructose, galactose) in the urine. Glucosuria is a specific type of glycosuria.
• Glucosuric (adj): Pertaining to or characterized by glucosuria.
  • The patient was glucosuric.

Synonyms

• Glycosuria (when the sugar is confirmed to be glucose, the terms are often used interchangeably in practice)

Different Meanings

This word has a single, specific medical meaning. It does not have common idiomatic or figurative uses.

Noun

1. the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine