excursion
(ek-skŭr′zhŏn)

[L. excursio, a running out, attack]
1. Wandering from the usual course.
2. The extent of movement of a part such as the extremities or eyes.
3. In diabetes, an increase in blood glucose levels above normal or typical values, esp. after a meal.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Excursion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758909/1/excursion.
Excursion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758909/1/excursion. Accessed February 11, 2025.
Excursion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758909/1/excursion
Excursion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 February 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758909/1/excursion.
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