GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("glucose tolerance test" is a kind of...):

diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)

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