English Explanatory Dictionary

diabetes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/ /ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/ [ˌdaɪəˈbiɾiz] /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs/ [ˌdaɪəˈbiɾɪs] /ˌdɑɪəˈbiːtiːz/ En-au-diabetes.ogg /dajaˈbitis/

Word forms

diabetes

Etymology

From Latin diabētēs (“siphon”), from Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs), from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”).

Synonyms

diabetes mellitus DM diabeetus

Related words

diabetic

Derived words

adult-onset diabetes antidiabetes bronze diabetes diabesity diabetes insipidus diabetes mellitus diabetology diabulimia gestational diabetes I have diabetes nondiabetes prediabetes sugar diabetes telediabetes type 1 diabetes type 2 diabetes type 3 diabetes
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