Definitions for diabetes
diabetes
di·a·be·tes
Spelling: [dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez]
IPA: /ˌdaɪ əˈbi tɪs, -tiz/
Diabetes is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 317 anagrams from letters in diabetes (abdeeist).
Definitions for diabetes
noun
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any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production.
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Also called diabetes mellitus [mel-i-tuh s, muh-lahy-] /ˈmɛl ɪ təs, məˈlaɪ-/ (Show IPA). a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, usually occurring in genetically predisposed individuals, characterized by inadequate production or utilization of insulin and resulting in excessive amounts of glucose in the blood and urine, excessive thirst, weight loss, and in some cases progressive destruction of small blood vessels leading to such complications as infections and gangrene of the limbs or blindness.
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Also called type 1 diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes. a severe form of diabetes mellitus in which insulin production by the beta cells of the pancreas is impaired, usually resulting in dependence on externally administered insulin, the onset of the disease typically occurring before the age of 25.
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Also called type 2 diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes. a mild, sometimes asymptomatic form of diabetes mellitus characterized by diminished tissue sensitivity to insulin and sometimes by impaired beta cell function, exacerbated by obesity and often treatable by diet and exercise.
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Also called diabetes insipidus [in-sip-i-duh s] /ɪnˈsɪp ɪ dəs/ (Show IPA). increased urine production caused by inadequate secretion of vasopressin by the pituary gland.
Origin of diabetes
1555-65; New Latin, Latin Greek, equivalent to diabē- (variant stem of diabaínein to go through, pass over, equivalent to dia- dia- + baínein to pass) + -tēs agent suf
Examples for diabetes
In refined form, sugar (also known as sucrose) has been linked to everything from heart disease to diabetes.
They are much more likely to have metabolic syndrome—a condition that puts you at high risk for diabetes and heart disease.
These diets are implicated in the development of diabetes, which is a potent risk factor for developing heart disease.
It cannot therefore be spread epidemically, any more than diabetes or gout.
The researchers found that the fake stuff drives the kind of glucose intolerance that can lead to diabetes in human.
diabetes, tuberculosis, cancer of the stomach, tumor of the brain.
There is some evidence of heredity in diabetes—it is likely "to run in a family."
He undertook an affair for me, and I gave him advice; he was in the last stage of diabetes.
Some were elderly with underlying conditions like hypertension and diabetes.
Persistent furunculosis is not infrequent in diabetes mellitus.