diabetes

IPA: daɪʌbˈitiz

noun

  • 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.
  • (slang, humorous) Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.
  • 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.
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Examples of "diabetes" in Sentences

  • He died of diabetes at the age of 75.
  • Diabetes is one of the most common diseases.
  • It may participate in the pathogenesis of diabetes.
  • Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major complications of Diabetes mellitus.

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