dextrosedex‧trose /ˈdekstrəʊz, -strəʊs $ -stroʊz, -stroʊs/ noun [uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINdextrose
ExamplesOrigin:
1800-1900 Latin dexter ‘right’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Both treatments produce a good response, though dextrose acts almost immediately and glucagon takes one to two minutes.
- If there is no response to glucagon after 10 minutes intravenous dextrose should be given.
- Many general practitioners will know the unpleasant effect that a broken phial of dextrose has on the inside of a medical bag.
- McGregor etal have shown that dextrose given intravenously inhibits meal stimulated intraduodenal bilirubin output.
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