Diabetes

Etymology
From the διαβαίνω:, via the participle διαβήτης:. This refers to the excessive amounts of urine produced by sufferers.

Noun

 * 1) The inability of the body to produce, or the inability to metabolize, the human hormone insulin.
 * 2) Diabetes insipidus, usually a disorder of the pituitary gland, leading to a form of type II diabetes.

Synonyms

 * diabetes mellitus, DM

Derived terms

 * diabesity
 * diabetes mellitus
 * diabetes insipidus

Related terms

 * diabetic

Hyponyms
IDDM, juvenile diabetes, NIDDM

Translations

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 * Japanese: とうにょうびょう, (tōnyōbyō)
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 * Turkish:, şeker hastalığı
 * Vietnamese: đái tháo đường


 * : סוכרת (sukeret)
 * : 당뇨병
 * : diabetes or, diabete  or
 * : 당뇨병
 * : diabetes or, diabete  or

Anagrams

 * beadiest

Noun

 * 1) diabetes

Related terms

 * diabeet

Pronunciation

 * Often pronounced.
 * would be consistent with the spelling, and thus perceived as more correct by some.
 * would be consistent with the spelling, and thus perceived as more correct by some.

Noun

 * 1) diabetes (type I)
 * 2) diabetes (type II)

Synonyms

 * sokeritauti (ambiguous)
 * nuoruusiän diabetes (type I)
 * aikuisdiabetes (type II)

Derived terms

 * diabeetikko

Noun

 * 1) diabetes

Related terms

 * diabético

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