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Webster 1913 Edition
diabetes
diˊa-be′tes
,Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to pass or cross over. See
Diabase
.] (Med.)
Any of several diseases which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine; when used without qualification, the term usually refers to
diabetes mellitus
. The most common form is diabetes mellitus
, in which the urine is not only increased in quantity, but contains saccharine matter, and the condition if untreated is generally fatal. Webster 1828 Edition
Diabetes
DIABETES
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Diabetes
diabetes
diabetes
English
Noun
diabetes (uncountable)
- 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, a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine.
Synonyms
- (group of metabolic diseases): diabetes mellitus, DM, diabeetus (humorous)
Derived terms
- diabesity
- diabetes mellitus
- diabetes insipidus
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
- type 3 diabetes
Related terms
Hyponyms
- (group of metabolic diseases): IDDM, juvenile diabetes, NIDDM
Translations
A group of metabolic diseases
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diabetes insipidus — see diabetes insipidus
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧be‧tes
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”), via the participle διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”). This refers to the excessive amounts of urine produced by sufferers.
Noun
diabetes m (uncountable)
Related terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiɑbeːtːes/ (usually)
- IPA(key): /ˈdiɑbetes/ (spelling pronunciation)
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧be‧tes
Noun
diabetes
Declension
| Inflection of diabetes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | diabetes | diabetekset | |
| genitive | diabeteksen | diabetesten diabeteksien |
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| partitive | diabetesta | diabeteksia | |
| illative | diabetekseen | diabeteksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | diabetes | diabetekset | |
| accusative | nom. | diabetes | diabetekset |
| gen. | diabeteksen | ||
| genitive | diabeteksen | diabetesten diabeteksien |
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| partitive | diabetesta | diabeteksia | |
| inessive | diabeteksessa | diabeteksissa | |
| elative | diabeteksesta | diabeteksista | |
| illative | diabetekseen | diabeteksiin | |
| adessive | diabeteksella | diabeteksilla | |
| ablative | diabetekselta | diabeteksilta | |
| allative | diabetekselle | diabeteksille | |
| essive | diabeteksena | diabeteksina | |
| translative | diabetekseksi | diabeteksiksi | |
| instructive | — | diabeteksin | |
| abessive | diabeteksetta | diabeteksitta | |
| comitative | — | diabeteksineen | |
Synonyms
- sokeritauti (ambiguous)
- nuoruusiän diabetes (type I)
- aikuisdiabetes (type II)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.a.be.tes/, [dɪ.ɑ.ˈbeː.teːs]
Noun
diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen) (uncountable)
- diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)
Synonyms
- sukkersyke
References
“diabetes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.a.beː.teːs/, [dɪ.ɑ.ˈbeː.teːs]
Noun
diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen) (uncountable)
- diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)
Synonyms
- sukkersjuke
References
“diabetes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
diabetes m or f (in variation) (uncountable)
- diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)
Usage notes
- The gender of this Portuguese noun varies from speaker to speaker. Some use it as a masculine noun and others as a feminine noun.