diabetes mellitusnoun [ U ]
uk/daɪ.əˌbiː.tiːz ˈmel.ɪ.təs/us/daɪ.əˌbiː.t̬iz ˈmel.ɪ.t̬əs/specializeda severe form of diabetes in which the body cannot use glucose (= sugar as it is normally used in the body)
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- lay
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- lurgy
- pandemic
- pinkeye
- strangulated
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- upset
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Examples from literature
- Glucose, so characteristic of diabetes mellitus, is not difficult of detection or estimation.
- Willis identified diabetes mellitus with excess of urine that was sweet.