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单词 diabetes
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
di•a•be•tes /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]
  1. Pathologya disorder in which there are high levels of glucose in the blood and increased urine production.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
di•a•be•tes  (dī′ə bētis, -tēz),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyany of several disorders characterized by increased urine production.
  2. Also called diabetes melli•tus  (meli təs, mə lī-).USA pronunciation 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. PathologyAlso 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. PathologyAlso 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.
Also called diabetes in•sipi•dus  (in sipi dəs).USA pronunciation increased urine production caused by inadequate secretion of vasopressin by the pituary gland.
  • Greek, equivalent. to diabē- (variant stem of diabaínein to go through, pass over, equivalent. to dia- dia- + baínein to pass) + -tēs agent suffix
  • Neo-Latin, Latin
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs -tiːz/ n
  1. any of various disorders, esp diabetes mellitus, characterized by excretion of an abnormally large amount of urine
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: siphon, from Greek, literally: a passing through (referring to the excessive urination), from diabainein to pass through, cross over; see diabase
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