glyc/o, glycem-

glyc/o and glycem- mean sugar or glucose (Greek).

"GLY-koh / gly-SEEM." Coach: "Glyc points to sugar; with emia, it becomes sugar in the blood."

Examples: glucose, glycemia, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, glycosuria.

Also: glycogen, glycolysis, glycoprotein, glycated hemoglobin, glycemic.