Medical Terminology / Unit 13 MedTerm 0860 short lesson, about 20 seconds
gluc/o: Glucose
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The idea
The combining form gluc slash o names glucose, the specific sugar circulating in the blood.
In practice
Glucosuria is the presence of glucose in the urine.
Where people slip
Glyc names sugar generally; gluc names glucose. Both appear in current terms.
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