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glucose tolerance test

glucose tolerance test

1 3.8
A test that checks how your body uses sugar after you drink a sweet drink
  • noun
  • /ˈɡluːkoʊs ˈtɔlərəns tɛst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prueba de tolerancia a la glucosa
  • To diagnose diabetes, the healthcare provider ordered a glucose tolerance test for the patient.
  • the glucose tolerance test hour

Examples

  • The salient laboratory findings were abnormalities on the glucose tolerance test and a deficiency of vitamin D.

    Academic text (2008)

  • If you two get any happier, I'm gonna have to get a glucose tolerance test.

    Married to It (1991)

  • The glucose tolerance test was performed in 103 patients.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The most common finding was the abnormal five-hour glucose tolerance test.

    Academic text (1995)

  • A 2-hour glucose tolerance test again showed flat responses, and her insulin level had decreased.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Diabetes (oral glucose tolerance test) Housing tenure; household income; employment; education

    Academic text (2012)

  • The doctor recommended a glucose tolerance test to assess my risk for diabetes.

  • After fasting overnight, I arrived at the clinic for my glucose tolerance test this morning.

Synonyms

gtt
vsglucose tolerance test
  • Specialized
8.4

A medical test that checks how the body handles sugar after drinking a sweet drink

is the full formal name used in diagnosis rather than the short form

Surface Forms

glucose tolerance test singular
glucose tolerance tests plural

Morphology

glucose + tolerance + test

The phrase is transparently built from its parts: 'glucose' (blood sugar) + 'tolerance' (ability to tolerate) + 'test' (an examination), so it literally denotes a test measuring how well the body tolerates glucose. Although it's a medical term, the compositional structure is clear and mirrored in many languages (e.g., Spanish 'prueba de tolerancia a la glucosa'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will grasp the basic meaning.

Etymology

Glucose tolerance test comes from the simple scene of a person drinking a sweet drink while doctors check the blood for sugar. The word tolerance means how much the body can 'tolerate' or manage the glucose, so the test shows if someone can process sugar normally or may have 'diabetes'.