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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 1 sense
- diabetes(n = noun.state) - a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst;
Derived form adjective diabetic1, adjective diabetic2
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, n.
1 any disorder of the metabolism with excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine.
2 (in full diabetes mellitus) the commonest form of diabetes in which sugar and starch are not properly absorbed from the blood, with thirst, emaciation, and excessive excretion of urine with glucose.
1 any disorder of the metabolism with excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine.
2 (in full diabetes mellitus) the commonest form of diabetes in which sugar and starch are not properly absorbed from the blood, with thirst, emaciation, and excessive excretion of urine with glucose.
Idiom
diabetes insipidus a rare metabolic disorder due to a pituitary deficiency, with excessive urination and thirst.
Etymology
orig. = siphon: L f. Gk f. diabaino go through
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