单词 | diabetic |
释义 | diabetes /dī-ə-bēˈtēz/nounAny of several diseases, marked by an excessive discharge of urine, notably diabetes insipidus a disease caused by a disorder of the pituitary gland leading to malfunction of the kidney, and diabetes mellitus (L, honied) caused by insulin deficiency or, rarely, an excess of insulin, with excess of sugar in the blood and urine ORIGIN: Gr diabētēs a siphon, from dia through, and bainein to go diabetic /-bētˈ or -betˈ/ or less commonly diabetˈical adjective
diabetˈic noun A person suffering from diabetes diabetolˈogist noun A doctor specializing in the study and treatment of diabetes and the care of diabetics |
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