glucose tolerance test

noun Medicine/Medical.

a diagnostic procedure in which a measured amount of glucose is ingested and blood samples are taken periodically as a means of detecting diabetes mellitus.

Origin of glucose tolerance test

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby glucose tolerance test

glucosamine, glucosamine sulphate, glucosan, glucose, glucose oxidase method, glucose tolerance test, glucose transport maximum, glucose-6-phosphatase, glucose-6-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glucosephosphate isomerase deficiency

Medical definitions for glucose tolerance test

glucose tolerance test

n.

A test for evaluating the body's capability to metabolize glucose and based upon the ability of the liver to absorb and store excess glucose as glycogen.