Relating to pregnancy.

Any level of glucose intolerance first detected during pregnancy.

glandular fever

gastrointestinal

An inflammatory disease of blood vessels.

an infection of the digestive system caused by tiny parasites called giardia intestinalis.

A usually harmless condition caused by a reduced amount of the chemical in the body used by the liver to process bilirubin.

Inflammation of the gums.

Gingivitis and stomatitis together, usually due to a herpes virus infection of the mouth.

An organ with the ability to make and secrete certain fluids.

A contagious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, also known as infectious mononucleosis, characterised by a high temperature, sore throat and swollen lymph nodes.

Increased pressure within the eye (intraocular pressure), which leads to visual loss.

A system used to assess the extent of abnormality of prostate cancer cells.

Inflammation of the kidneys affecting the glomeruli, the blood-filtering units of the kidney.

A rare, slow-growing tumour of the temporal bone in the skull.

Inflammation of the tongue

A hormone produced by the pancreas that broadly opposes the actions of insulin and so increases the blood sugar (glucose) level.

A simple sugar that is an important source of energy in the body.

The ability of the body to maintain a normal glucose level following the ingestion of glucose.

Accumulation of fluid in the cavity of the middle ear.

HbA1c, a measure of how well glucose levels have been controlled over the previous three months or so in a person with diabetes. It is expressed as a percentage.

A group of medications that reduce platelet aggregation and so reduce clotting.

Abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine.

gonadotrophin-releasing hormone