hemoglobin A1c
noun
: a stable glycoprotein formed when glucose binds to hemoglobin A in the blood
Blood sugar was assessed by measuring the amount of hemoglobin A1c in the participants' blood, a test that looks for hemoglobin with sugar attached to it.
Gina Kolata
Gina Kolata also : a test that measures the level of hemoglobin A1c in the blood as a means of determining the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding two to three months
Note: Both the glycoprotein and the test are also called A1c, glycated hemoglobin, glycohemoglobin, glycosylated hemoglobin, HA1c, and HbA1c.
Word History
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hemoglobin A1c
noun
-ˌā-ˌwən-ˈsē
: a stable glycoprotein formed when glucose binds to hemoglobin A in the blood
Blood sugar was assessed by measuring the amount of hemoglobin A1c in the participants' blood, a test that looks for hemoglobin with sugar attached to it. Gina Kolata
Gina Kolata also : a test that measures the level of hemoglobin A1c in the blood as a means of determining the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding two to three months
called also A1c, glycated hemoglobin, glycohemoglobin, glycosylated hemoglobin, HA1c, HbA1c