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Somogyi effect

Somogyi effect noun: a rebounding high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in the morning as a response to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) at night.

Noun

Somogyi effect (plural Somogyi effects)

  1. A rebounding high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in the morning as a response to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) at night.

Forms of Somogyi effect

pluralSomogyi effects

Origin of Somogyi effect

Named after Hungarian-American biochemistry professor Michael Somogyi.

Questions about Somogyi effect

What does Somogyi effect mean?
Somogyi effect means a rebounding high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in the morning as a response to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) at night.
What part of speech is Somogyi effect?
Somogyi effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Somogyi effect?
The plural of Somogyi effect is Somogyi effects.

Words near Somogyi effect in the dictionary

  1. Somnus
  2. Somo
  3. Somoge
  4. Somogy
  5. Somogyi
  6. Somogyi effect
  7. Somogyi effects
  8. Somogyis
  9. somoholitid
  10. somoholitids
  11. somon

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