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Fasting blood glucoseFBG

Also called Fasting blood sugar

EndocrinologyPathologyEssential

A measurement of blood sugar taken after a period without food, used to screen for and diagnose diabetes.

Korean

공복혈당

일정 시간 금식한 뒤 측정하는 혈당으로, 당뇨병을 선별하고 진단하는 데 사용.

French

Glycémie à jeun

Mesure du taux de sucre dans le sang prise après une période sans nourriture, utilisée pour dépister et diagnostiquer le diabète.

Word parts

  • gluc/oRoot(Greek) Glucose
  • -oseSuffix(Latin) Full of; (in chemistry) a sugar

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