See Also: hyperglycemia(medicine)
Hyperglycemia(health)

recognizance (iou) and Hyperglycemia (health)


recognizance (iou)



recognizance noun. Also recognisance. ME.
[Old French reconnissance, reconissance (mod. reconnaissance), formed as RE- + COGNIZANCE.]
Law. A bond undertaken before a court or magistrate to perform some act or observe some condition, esp. to pay a Debt, or appear when summoned; a sum pledged as surety for this. ME.
a. Recognition or acknowledgement of the existence or validity of a person or thing; recognition or appreciation of a service, achievement, etc. Now rare. LME.
b. Recognition or identification of a person or thing as previously known or perceived. Now rare. L15.
a. = COGNIZANCE 3. LME-E18.
b. Law (now Hist.). = RECOGNITION 2. E17.
A token, an emblem. Cf. COGNIZANCE 1. arch. L15.

Hyperglycemia (health)


Too high a level of glucose (sugar) in the blood; a sign that diabetes is out of control. Many things can cause hyperglycemia. It occurs when the body does not have enough insulin or cannot use the insulin it does have to turn glucose into energy. Signs of hyperglycemia are a great thirst, a dry mouth, and a need to urinate often. For people with Type 1 diabetes, hyperglycemia may lead to diabetic ketoacidosis.