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Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
tolerance
(tol'e-rans) [L. tolerantia, patience]Capacity for enduring a large amount of a substance (such as food, drug, or poison) without an adverse effect and showing a decreased sensitivity to subsequent doses of the same substance.
diabetic glucose tolerance
Abbreviation: DGTIn an oral glucose tolerance test, having a blood glucose concentration equal to or greater than 200 mg/dl (11.1 mmol/L) two hr after the consumption of 75 g of glucose.
drug tolerance
The progressive decrease in the effectiveness of a drug.
exercise tolerance
The amount of physical activity that can be done under supervision before exhaustion.
glucose tolerance
The ability of the body to absorb and use glucose.
See: oral glucose tolerance testimmunological tolerance
The state in which the immune system does not react to the body's own antigens. It is caused by the destruction of lymphocytes that express receptors to autoantigens as they develop. Failure of these mechanisms may result in autoimmune disease.
impaired glucose tolerance
Abbreviation: IGTAltered glucose metabolism in which fasting blood sugars are less than 126 mg/dl, and blood sugar levels are over 140 mg/dl but less than 200 mg/dl 2 hr after drinking 75 g of glucose.
CAUTION!
Having either impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose predisposes patients to diabetes mellitus, heart attack, stroke, and early death. Patients with abnormal glucose metabolism ought to receive professional dietary counseling. They should also begin a program of regular physical exercise.oral tolerance
The suppression of autoimmune or allergic responses as a result of eating antigenic material.
pain tolerance
radiation tolerance
The level below which tissue radiation exposure will be least harmful. Some organs are less tolerant to radiation than others.
tissue tolerance
The ability of specific tissues to withstand the effects of ionizing radiation.
The state in which the immune system does not react to the body's own antigens. It is caused by the destruction of lymphocytes that express receptors to autoantigens as they develop. Failure of these mechanisms may result in autoimmune disease.
impaired glucose tolerance
Abbreviation: IGTAltered glucose metabolism in which fasting blood sugars are less than 126 mg/dl, and blood sugar levels are over 140 mg/dl but less than 200 mg/dl 2 hr after drinking 75 g of glucose.
CAUTION!
Having either impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose predisposes patients to diabetes mellitus, heart attack, stroke, and early death. Patients with abnormal glucose metabolism ought to receive professional dietary counseling. They should also begin a program of regular physical exercise.oral tolerance
The suppression of autoimmune or allergic responses as a result of eating antigenic material.
pain tolerance
radiation tolerance
The level below which tissue radiation exposure will be least harmful. Some organs are less tolerant to radiation than others.
tissue tolerance
The ability of specific tissues to withstand the effects of ionizing radiation.
impaired glucose tolerance
Abbreviation: IGTAltered glucose metabolism in which fasting blood sugars are less than 126 mg/dl, and blood sugar levels are over 140 mg/dl but less than 200 mg/dl 2 hr after drinking 75 g of glucose.
CAUTION!
Having either impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose predisposes patients to diabetes mellitus, heart attack, stroke, and early death. Patients with abnormal glucose metabolism ought to receive professional dietary counseling. They should also begin a program of regular physical exercise.Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
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