Etymology
From Latin diabētēs (siphon), from Ancient Greek διαβήτης or diabḗtēs, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω or diabaínō (to pass through).
Noun
diabetes (uncountable)
- Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin.
- Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized by excessive or incontinent urine, now specifically as caused by impaired production of, or response to, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin.
Derived terms
- adult-onset diabetes
- diabetes insipidus
- diabetes mellitus
- gestational diabetes
- juvenile diabetes
- prediabetes
- sugar diabetes
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
Related terms
- diabetic
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