Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
diabetes in British English
(ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs, -tiːz)
noun
any of various disorders, esp diabetes mellitus, characterized by excretion of an abnormally large amountof urine
Word origin
C16: from Latin: siphon, from Greek, literally: a passing through (referring to theexcessive urination), from diabainein to pass through, cross over; see diabase
diabetes in American English
(ˌdaɪəˈbitˌiz; ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs)
noun
any of various diseases characterized by an excessive discharge of urine; esp., diabetes mellitus
Word origin
ME diabete < L diabetes, a siphon (in LL, diabetes) < Gr diabētēs < diabainein, to pass through < dia (see dia-)
diabetes in American English
(ˌdaiəˈbitɪs, -tiz)
noun Pathology
1.
any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production
2. Also called: diabetes mellitus (ˈmelɪ təs, mə ˈlai-)
a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, usually occurring in genetically predisposed individuals, characterized by inadequate production or utilization of insulin and resulting in excessive amounts of glucose in the blood and urine, excessive thirst, weight loss, and in some cases progressive destruction of small blood vessels leading to such complications as infections and gangrene of the limbs or blindness
3. Also called: Type I diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes
a severe form of diabetes mellitus in which insulin production by the beta cells of the pancreas is impaired, usually resulting in dependence on externally administered insulin, the onset of the disease typically occurring before the age of 25
4. Also called: Type II diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes
a mild, sometimes asymptomatic form of diabetes mellitus characterized by diminished tissue sensitivity to insulin and sometimes by impaired beta cell function, exacerbated by obesity and often treatable by diet and exercise
5. Also called: diabetes insipidus (in ˈsɪpɪ dəs)
increased urine production caused by inadequate secretion of vasopressin by the pituary gland
Word origin
[1555–65; ‹ NL, L ‹ Gk, equiv. to diabē- (var. s. of diabaínein to go through, pass over, equiv. to dia-dia- + baínein to pass) + -tēs agent suffix]
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diabetes
British English: diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs; -tiːz/ NOUN
Diabetes is a condition in which someone's body is unable to control the level of sugar in their blood.
American English: diabetes
Arabic: مَرَضُ السُّكَّر
Brazilian Portuguese: diabete
Chinese: 糖尿病
Croatian: dijabetes
Czech: cukrovka
Danish: sukkersyge
Dutch: diabetes
European Spanish: diabetes
Finnish: diabetes
French: diabète
German: Diabetes
Greek: διαβήτης ασθένεια
Italian: diabete
Japanese: 糖尿病
Korean: 당뇨병
Norwegian: diabetes
Polish: cukrzyca
European Portuguese: diabetes
Romanian: diabet
Russian: диабет
Latin American Spanish: diabetes
Swedish: diabetes
Thai: โรคเบาหวาน
Turkish: şeker hastalığı
Ukrainian: діабет
Vietnamese: bệnh tiểu đường
All related terms of 'diabetes'
sugar diabetes
→ diabetes mellitus
diabetes insipidus
a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and excretion of large quantities of dilute urine
diabetes mellitus
a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of abnormally large quantities of urine containing an excess of sugar , caused by a deficiency of insulin
Type 2 diabetes
a type of diabetes mellitus, typically appearing after the age of 30, in which increased levels of glucose in the body are not matched by sufficiently increased levels of insulin
adult onset diabetes
diabetes (sense 4 )
hemochromatosis
a disorder of iron metabolism , characterized by a bronze-colored skin pigmentation , liver dysfunction , an excess of iron in body organs, and diabetes mellitus